Bidirectional relationship between cognitive function and loss hierarchy of activities of daily living among older adults with disabilities in urban China: a cross-lagged analysis

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The present study aimed to determine the bidirectional relationship between cognitive function and the loss hierarchy of activities of daily living (ADL) among older adults in China.

Design

Data were derived from the Longitudinal Study on Family Caregivers for Frail Older Adults Aged 75 or Above in Shanghai (2010–2013).

Setting

Community-dwelling older adults and their primary caregivers were invited to participate in this research.

Participants

The inclusion criteria for the older adults were as follows: (a) have a Shanghai urban household registration status, (b) be 75 years old or older, (c) have no fewer than two limitations in ADLs or equivalent, and (d) have one primary caregiver aged 18 years or older. 469 older adults cared by their sp

SUBMITTER: Sun Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9442490 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature