Trajectories of physical capacity among community-dwelling older adults in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Although the prognostic value of physical capacity is well-established, less is known about longitudinal patterns of physical capacity among community-dwelling older adults. We sought to describe long-term trajectories of physical capacity in a nationally representative sample of Medicare beneficiaries.

Design

Cohort study SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: Annually collected data on 6,783 community-dwelling participants in the National Health and Aging Trends Study from 2011 to 2016 were analyzed.

Methods

Performance-based physical capacity was measured using the Short Physical Performance Battery [(SPPB) range: 0-12, higher is better]. Self-reported physical capacity was measured using six pairs of activities with composite scores from 0 to 12 (higher is better). W

SUBMITTER: Rundell SD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10824500 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature