Prevalence and correlates of disability among urban-rural older adults in Southwest China: a large, population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As one of the challenges of aging, older adults with disabilities are often overlooked in remote areas of many developing countries, including southwest China. Similar populations would undoubtedly benefit from a representative, high-quality survey of large samples, which would also enrich global disability data. This study aims to assess the prevalence of disability and associated factors among urban and rural older adults in a typical representative region.

Method

A large-scale baseline survey was conducted between March and September 2020 using face-to-face interviews with a multistage stratified random sample of 16,536 participants aged ≥ 60 years. Disability was assessed using the BI scale, with a score of 100 representing normal status, 65-95 as mild disabil

SUBMITTER: Qiao R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9229854 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature