Adverse Childhood Experiences and Aging-Associated Functional Impairment in a National Sample of Older Community-Dwelling Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prior research on the health implications of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) has focused on early or midlife adults, not older adults who bear the greatest burden of health-related functional impairment.

Objective

To examine associations between ACEs, objectively measured physical mobility and cognitive impairment, and functional disability in older community-dwelling adults.

Design

Cross-sectional analysis.

Participants

Community-dwelling older U.S. adults ages 50 years and older.

Main measures

Participants completed structured questionnaires assessing history of ACEs (childhood experience of violence/abuse, witnessing of violence, financial insecurity, parental separation, or serious illness), underwent standardized physical performance

SUBMITTER: Lee VM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10682434 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature