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ArticleAmerican journal of preventive medicine2026

Examining Functional Limitation Trajectories Among Adults Experiencing Homelessness Versus the General Adult Population in Los Angeles County.

Taylor M Mobley, Jessie Chien, Danielle Paulazzo, Benjamin J Seligman, Benjamin F Henwood, Randall Kuhn

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Taylor M MobleyDepartment of Epidemiology, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angles, Los Angeles, California; Department of Community Health Sciences, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angles, Los Angeles, California; California Center for Population Research, University of California, Los Angles, Los Angeles, California. Electronic address: tmmobley@g.ucla.edu.
Jessie ChienDepartment of Community Health Sciences, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angles, Los Angeles, California; California Center for Population Research, University of California, Los Angles, Los Angeles, California.
Danielle PaulazzoDepartment of Community Health Sciences, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angles, Los Angeles, California; California Center for Population Research, University of California, Los Angles, Los Angeles, California.
Benjamin J SeligmanGeriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, VA Greater Los Angeles Health Care System, Los Angeles, California; Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
Benjamin F HenwoodSuzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California.
Randall KuhnDepartment of Community Health Sciences, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angles, Los Angeles, California; California Center for Population Research, University of California, Los Angles, Los Angeles, California.

Funding

Scientific and Technical CoreP2CHD041022 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI Martha Jane Bailey · 2016 to 2026
$6.9M
Frailty and Influenza Vaccination Outcomes In A National Healthcare SystemR03AG082989 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI SELIGMAN, BENJAMIN JOSEPH · 2023 to 2024
$252k
CSRD VA IK2 CX002648NIA NIH HHS R03 AG082989NICHD NIH HHS P2C HD041022
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Abstract

introductionPeople experiencing homelessness have disproportionately high rates of early-onset geriatric conditions and decades-early mortality. These phenomena are well documented but not well understood, particularly for younger adults experiencing homelessness (e.g., those aged 18-39 years). This cross-sectional study compares functional limitation prevalences in a sample of adults experiencing homelessness with those in the general adult population in Los Angeles County.

methodsThe Periodic Assessment of Trajectories of Housing, Homelessness, and Health Study indentified adults experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles County (analytic sample n=633); 2019-2023 American Community Survey data defined the adult Los Angeles County population (weighted n=7,790,124). Overall, age-specific, and age- and sex-standardized functional limitation item prevalences were calculated and compared between the two samples.

resultsStudy participants aged 25-59 years, men, and non-Hispanic Black individualswere overrepresented compared to Los Angeles County adults. Overall and age-specific functional limitations were higher and did not uniformly increase among study participants versus Los Angeles County adults (55% vs 13% reporting any functional limitation, respectively). The age- and sex-standardized prevalence of any functional limitation was 59%-6.2 times higher among study participants versus Los Angeles County adults.

conclusionsThis work adds to the literature documenting a substantial functional limitation burden among unhoused populations. Functional limitation prevalences were elevated but showed no consistent trend by age in the Periodic Assessment of Trajectories of Housing, Homelessness, and Health Study; age and sex distribution differences did not explain differences between the two samples.

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