ArticlePreventing chronic disease2013
Multiple chronic conditions and limitations in activities of daily living in a community-based sample of older adults in New York City, 2009.
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29 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Reducing Psychological Impacts on Children with Chronic Disease via Family Empowerment: A Scoping Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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- The Intersecting Consequences of Race-Gender Health Disparities on Workforce Engagement for Older Workers: An Examination of Physical and Mental Health.Social currents · 2022Article
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- The Association between Multiple Chronic Conditions and Depressive Symptoms: Intersectional Distinctions by Race, Nativity, and Gender.Journal of health and social behavior · 2021Article
- Association between multimorbidity patterns and disability among older people covered by long-term care insurance in Shanghai, China.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Health Status of the Elderly and Its Influence on Their Activities of Daily Living in Shangrao, Jiangxi Province.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Health perspectives among Halabja's civilian survivors of sulfur mustard exposure with respiratory symptoms-A qualitative study.PloS one · 2019Article
- Disability and Its Influencing Factors among the Elderly in a County, Guangxi Province, China.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
- A more comprehensive investigation of disability and associated factors among older adults receiving home-based care in rural Dongguan, China.BMC geriatrics · 2018Article
- A Modified Healthy Aging Index and Its Association with Mortality: The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999-2002.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2017Article
- Onset of Multiple Chronic Conditions and Depressive Symptoms: A Life Events Perspective.Innovation in aging · 2017Article
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Abstract
introductionNationally, 60% to 75% of older adults have multiple (2 or more) chronic conditions (MCCs), and the burden is even higher among low-income, racial/ethnic minority populations. MCCs limit activities of daily living (ADLs), yet this association is not well characterized outside of clinical populations. We examined the association of MCCs with ADLs in a racially/ethnically diverse population of low-income older adults living in New York City public housing.
methodsA representative sample of 1,036 New York City Housing Authority residents aged 65 or older completed a telephone survey in June 2009. We examined the association of up to 5 chronic conditions with basic ADL (BADL) limitations, adjusting for potential confounders by using logistic regression.
resultsOf respondents, 28.7% had at least 1 BADL limitation; 92.9% had at least 1 chronic condition, and 79.0% had MCCs. We observed a graded association between at least 1 BADL limitation and number of chronic conditions (using 0 or 1 condition as the reference group): adjusted odds ratio (AOR) for 3 conditions was 2.2 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.3-3.9); AOR for 4 conditions, 4.3 (95% CI, 2.5-7.6); and AOR for 5 conditions, 9.2 (95% CI, 4.3-19.5).
conclusionPrevalence of BADL limitations is high among low-income older adults and increases with number of chronic conditions. Initiating prevention of additional conditions and treating disease constellations earlier to decrease BADL limitations may improve aging outcomes in this population.
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