ArticleClinical interventions in aging2021
From Disability to Death: A 20-Year Follow-Up from the Taiwan Longitudinal Study on Aging.
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- Prediction model of all-cause death based on balance ability among middle-aged and older Chinese adults of overweight and obesity.Frontiers in public health · 2022Trial
- 'It Should Be All Hands on Deck': A Qualitative Exploration of Shared Experiences and Needs of Older Adults, Family Carers, and Health Professionals in Disability Management in China.Journal of nursing management · 2026Article
- Effects of physical disability and widowhood on the survival of centenarians: a 7-year follow-up of CHCCS centenarians.Frontiers in aging · 2026Article
- Disability during the last ten years of life: evidence from a register-based study in Austria.European journal of ageing · 2024Article
- Disparities in overall survival by varying duration of disability in activities of daily living in older people: A population-based cohort from Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS).The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundIn this study, factors associated with the duration of a disability before death in older adults who are moderately to severely disabled in Taiwan are investigated.
methodsA nationally representative sample of older adults (65+) in 1996 who died before 2016 (n = 1139) were analyzed to calculate their disability status and the length of time they were disabled before death.
resultsThe mean period during which the participants experienced moderate to severe disability before death for older adults in Taiwan was 5.53 years (SD = 3.15). Men who were overweight had an average of 1.17 more survival years (β
conclusionDisability distribution at various time points before death among the elderly in Taiwan was revealed in the study. At 10 years before death, 93% of the elderly were free from any ADL disabilities, and only 4% reported more than three ADL disabilities. At 6 years before death, an average of 10% of the participants had more than three ADL disabilities, and at one year before death, moderate to severe disability increased to 38%. Factors associated with the survival years among those who were moderately to severely disabled showed distinct gender differences.
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