OBJECTIVES: To inform public health efforts to promote independent functioning among older adults, we have provided new national estimates of late-life disability that explicitly recognize behavioral adaptations. METHODS: We analyzed the 2011 National Health and Aging Trends Study, a study of Medicare enrollees aged 65 years and older (n = 8077). For 7 mobility and… Continue reading Behavioral adaptation and late-life disability: a new spectrum for assessing public health impacts
Keyword: Disabled Persons/psychology/statistics & Numerical Data
Association of perceived stigma and mood and anxiety disorders: results from the World Mental Health Surveys
OBJECTIVE: We assessed the prevalence of perceived stigma among persons with mental disorders and chronic physical conditions in an international study. METHOD: Perceived stigma (reporting health-related embarrassment and discrimination) was assessed among adults reporting significant disability. Mental disorders were assessed with Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) 3.0. Chronic conditions were ascertained by self-report. Household-residing adults… Continue reading Association of perceived stigma and mood and anxiety disorders: results from the World Mental Health Surveys