SynthesisEpidemiology and health2022
The prevalence of functional disability and its impact on older adults in the ASEAN region: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Depressive symptoms and risk of incident activities of daily living disability among older adults with symptomatic arthritis.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Explaining higher functional disability in women compared to men among older adults - the Singapore Chinese Health Study.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Association between financial social support and functional disability among older adults: analysis of the ELSI-Brazil.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Sit-to-stand and stand-to-sit kinematics in older adults with and without functional disability: A principal component analysis.Australasian journal on ageing · 2025Article
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- Latent cognitive profiles and their associations with instrumental activities of daily living among older adults without dementia: A United States national cross-sectional study.The journal of prevention of Alzheimer's disease · 2025Article
- Prevalence of functional disability and associated factors among older people in Vietnam: a secondary data analysis.BMJ open · 2025Article
- Public libraries and functional disability: A cohort study of Japanese older adults.SSM - population health · 2025Article
- Has Muscle Power Better Discriminative Capacity Compared to Muscle Strength in Predicting Worsening Disability in Older Adults?The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2025Article
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- Brief geriatric assessments for older adults in the community in Singapore: a policy brief.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectivesFunctional disability is a common consequence of the ageing process and can lead to poor health outcomes due to the inability to perform activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) independently. However, the prevalence of functional disability among older adults in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region is poorly documented. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of functional disability and its impact on older adults in the ASEAN region.
methodsA systematic literature search was performed on 4 databases from inception until March 2021 to identify studies examining individuals aged 60 years and above reporting functional disabilities in the ASEAN region. Information on the prevalence and impact of functional disability was extracted, assessed for bias, summarised, and analysed using a random-effects meta-analysis.
resultsThirty-four studies with 59,944 participants were included. The pooled prevalence of ADL disability was 21.5% (95% confidence interval [CI], 16.2 to 27.3) and that of IADL disability was 46.8% (95% CI, 35.5 to 58.3). Subgroup analyses showed higher prevalence among those of advanced age and women. Adverse impacts included increased years of life with disability and poor health-related quality of life.
conclusionsNearly a quarter of the older adult population in the ASEAN region experience functional disability. These findings highlight the need for further research on the burden and impact of functional disability within this region to allow decision-makers to gauge the severity of the issue, develop policies to reduce the risk of developing functional disabilities, and foster healthy ageing.
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