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A prospective study of functional status among community elders.

Author(s) -

Laurence G. Branch,

S Katz,

Kathleen Kniepmann,

Joseph A. Papsidero

Publication year - 1984

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.74.3.266

Subject(s) - prospective cohort study , gerontology , medicine , demography , independence (probability theory) , activities of daily living , nursing homes , cohort , cohort study , physical therapy , surgery , nursing , sociology , statistics , mathematics

A six-year prospective study provides estimates of functional status (independent, dependent, nursing home resident, or deceased) according to age, gender, and previous functional status for Caucasian elders initially living in the community. Half the cohort had sustained independence for the six years; of those dependent at the beginning, one-fourth to one-third regained independent function within 15 months, and one-fifth regained self-sufficiency within five years.

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