Transitions across states with and without difficulties in performing activities of daily living and death: a longitudinal comparison of ten European countries.

ABSTRACT: Ageing has been related to the onset of disability and dependency in older adults. There is a need to better understand the disability and dependency trajectories of older adults and their relationship with socio-demographic characteristics and institutional or cultural context. This study analyses the role of age, sex, education and self-perceived health in disability, dependency and death transitions, addressing the heterogeneity across European countries and inconsistencies when using different measures of disability. Multi-state models were adjusted to evaluate the role of risk and protective factors in the transitions to disability, dependency and death. Difficulties in performing activities of daily living (ADLs) assess disability and dependency states. Data were from the Survey of H

SUBMITTER: Marroig A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10195131 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature