Trends in the Incidence of Activities of Daily Living Disability Among Chinese Older Adults From 2002 to 2014.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evidence of the trend of the incidence of activities of daily living (ADL) disability among Chinese older people is limited. We aimed to investigate the time trends and potential risk factors for the incidence of ADL disability among Chinese older people (≥65 years).

Methods

We established two consecutive and nonoverlapping cohorts (6,857 participants in the 2002 cohort and 5,589 participants in the 2008 cohort) from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey. ADL disability was defined as the need for assistance with at least one essential activity (dressing, bathing, toileting, eating, indoor activities, and continence). Cox proportional hazards models were used to identify factors associated with the trend in the incidence of ADL disability from 2002 to

SUBMITTER: Li ZH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7973258 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature