Environmental barriers matter from the early stages of functional decline among older adults in France.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The adaptation of living environments can preserve functional independence among older people. A few studies have suggested that this would only benefit the most impaired. But conceptual models theorize that environmental pressure gradually increases with functional decline.

Objectives

We examined (1) how far different environmental barriers increased difficulties and favoured resort to assistance; (2) at what stage in functional decline environmental barriers begin to matter.

Methods

We used the French cross-sectional survey CARE (2015), including 7,451 participants (60+) with at least one severe functional limitation (FL). Multinomial logistic regressions models were used to compare predicted probabilities for outdoor activities of daily living (OADL) dif

SUBMITTER: Laborde C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9216542 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature