Examining the Association of Pain and Pain Frequency With Self-Reported Difficulty in Activities of Daily Living and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Findings From the Longitudinal Aging Study in India.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We examined the prevalence and associations of self-reported difficulty in activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) with pain among community-dwelling older adults in India. We also explored the interaction effects of age and sex in these associations.

Methods

We used the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI) Wave 1 data (2017-2018). Our unweighted sample included 31,464 older adults aged 60 years and above. Outcome measures were having difficulty in at least 1 ADL/IADL. We conducted multivariable logistic regression analyses to examine the association of pain with functional difficulties controlling for selected variables.

Results

A total of 23.8% of older adults reported ADL and 48.4% reported IADL difficulty

SUBMITTER: Muhammad T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10461529 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature