Measuring functional ability in healthy ageing: a nationwide cross-sectional survey in the Philippine older population.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To analyse the empirical support of the functional ability concept in the healthy ageing framework developed by the WHO in a sample of the Philippine older population. According to this framework, environmental factors may enhance or hinder functional ability, which is the person's ability to do what they value, broadly represented by subjective well-being. Moreover, this network of relationships may be moderated by personal characteristics such as gender.

Design

Cross-sectional observational study.

Setting

Philippines, general population.

Participants

Respondents of the 2016 National Disability Prevalence Survey/Model Functioning Survey aged 50+ (N=2825).

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Latent (unobserved) measures of functional abilit

SUBMITTER: Moreno-Agostino D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8506858 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature