ArticleInnovation in aging2021
Population-Based Screening for Functional Disability in Older Adults.
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- The impact of falls on activities of daily living in older adults: A retrospective cohort analysis.PloS one · 2024Article
- Shared and distinct factors underlying in-hospital mobility of older adults in Israel and Denmark (97/100).BMC geriatrics · 2023Article
- Associations of ADL Disability With Trunk Muscle Mass and Muscle Quality Indicators Measured by Opportunistic Chest Computed Tomography Imaging Among Older Inpatients.Frontiers in medicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
objectivesScreening for functional disability is a promising strategy to identify high-need older adults. We compare 2 disability measures, activities of daily living (ADLs), and life space constriction (LSC), in predicting hospitalization and mortality in older adults. RESEARCH DESIGN AND
methodsWe used the nationally representative National Health and Aging Trends Study of 30,885 observations of adults aged 65 years and older. Outcomes were 1-year mortality and hospitalization. Predictors were ADLs (receiving help with bathing, eating, dressing, toileting, getting out of bed, walking inside) and LSC (frequency of leaving home).
resultsOf respondents, 12.4% reported 3 or more ADLs and 10.8% reported rarely/never leaving home. ADL disability and LSC predicted high rates of 1-year mortality and hospitalization: of those with 3 or more ADLs, 46.4% died and 41.0% were hospitalized; of those who never/rarely left home, 40.7% died and 37.0% were hospitalized. Of those with DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS: LSC and ADLs both independently predicted mortality and hospitalization but using both screens was most predictive. Routine screening for ADLs and LSC could help health systems identify those at high risk for mortality and health care use.
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