The Burden of Functional Disabilities for Middle-Aged and Older Adults in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Understanding the role of functional capacity on longevity is important as the population in the United States ages. The purpose of this study was to determine the burden of instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) and activities of daily living (ADL) disabilities for a nationally-representative sample of middle-aged and older adults in the United States.

Design

Longitudinal-Panel.

Setting

Core interviews were often performed in person or over the telephone.

Participants

A sub-sample of 31,055 participants aged at least 50 years from the 1998-2014 waves of the Health and Retirement Study who reported having a functional disability were included.

Measurements

Ability to perform IADLs and ADLs were self-reported at each wave. The National

SUBMITTER: McGrath R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8262105 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature