Longitudinal trajectory of disability in community-dwelling older adults: An observational cohort study in South Korea.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Disability, which is considered a health-related condition, increases care demands and socioeconomic burdens for both families and communities. To confirm the trend of dynamic longitudinal changes in disability, this study aims to explore how disability is divided by the trajectory method, which deals with time-sequenced data. Additionally, this study examines the differences in demographics, geriatric conditions, and time spent at home among the trajectory groups in community-dwelling older adults. Home time is defined as the period during which the patient was not in a hospital or health care facility during their lifetime.

Methods

Records of 786 community-dwelling older participants were analyzed from the Aging Study of PyeongChang Rural Area, a population-base

SUBMITTER: Kim HR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7594294 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature