ArticleEpidemiologia (Basel, Switzerland)2023
Prevalence and Trends of Basic Activities of Daily Living Limitations in Middle-Aged and Older Adults in the United States.
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- A cross-sectional study of demographic variation in health problem-related limitations in life across 22 countries: a cross-national analysis.BMC global and public health · 2025Article
- Incidence of Frailty, Dementia, and Disability Among Community-Living Older Americans According to County-Level Disadvantage.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2025Article
- Limitations in Activities of Daily Living Among Individuals With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.Arthritis care & research · 2025Article
- Disparities in Chronic Stress Exposure and Appraisal and Later-Life Disability.Innovation in aging · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundPopulation-level surveillance of the prevalence and trends of basic self-care limitations will help to identify the magnitude of physical disablement in the rapidly growing older American demographic. We sought to evaluate the prevalence and trends of activities of daily living (ADL) limitations in the United States.
methodsThe analytic sample included 30,418 Americans aged ≥50 years from the 2006-2018 waves of the Health and Retirement Study. ADLs were self-reported. Weighted prevalence estimates were presented, and trends analyses were performed.
resultsAlthough overall ADL disability prevalence was 16.5% (95% confidence interval: 15.8-17.2) in 2018, there were no changes in limitations during the study period (
conclusionsThis investigation revealed that while the estimated prevalence of ADL limitations in the United States was substantial, changes in such limitations were not observed. Our findings can help guide ADL screening, target sub-populations with an elevated ADL limitation prevalence, and inform interventions.
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