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ArticleDisability and health journal2015

Psychological and physical functioning difficulties associated with complex activity limitations among U.S. adults.

Mitchell Loeb, Bruce S Jonas

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Article in Disability and health journal, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mitchell LoebCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, 3311 Toledo Road, Hyattsville, MD 20782, USA. Electronic address: mloeb@cdc.gov.
Bruce S JonasCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, 3311 Toledo Road, Hyattsville, MD 20782, USA.
National Center for Health Statistics · US

Funding

Intramural CDC HHS CC999999
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThere is limited research that assesses psychological functioning categorically as a predictor of complex activity limitations either alone or in conjunction with physical functioning.

objectivesThis paper assesses the impact of psychological and/or physical functioning difficulties as predictors of complex activity limitations among U.S. adults, using data from a national survey.

methodsData come from the 2006-2010 National Health Interview Survey among U.S. adults 18 or older (n = 124,337). We developed a combined physical/psychological exposure variable with six categories: 1) no/low psychological distress (LPD) and absence of physical functioning difficulties, 2) moderate psychological distress (MPD) only, 3) serious psychological distress (SPD) only, 4) physical functioning difficulty only, 5) MPD and physical functioning difficulties, and 6) SPD and physical functioning difficulties. Selected complex activity limitations include daily living, social and work limitations.

resultsCompared to adults with LPD and absence of physical functioning difficulties, the results demonstrated a clear and significant gradient of increasing risk of complex activity limitations beginning with MPD only, SPD only, physical functioning difficulty only, both MPD and physical functioning difficulties, and SPD and physical functioning difficulties.

conclusionsThe data suggest a stronger risk of complex activity limitations when increasing psychological functioning difficulties coexist with physical functioning difficulties, leading to potential interference with a person's ability to accomplish major life activities measured in this study. The sizeable contribution of psychological distress to the prevalence of basic actions difficulty implies that the mental health component of functional limitations is important in the overall assessment of health and well-being.

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Activities of Daily LivingPersons with DisabilitiesWorkAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHealth SurveysHumansMaleMental DisordersMiddle AgedPrevalenceSocial ParticipationStress, PsychologicalBasic actions difficultyComplex activity limitationsK-6Physical functioningPsychological functioning

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PMCPMC4757842
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