A comprehensive prognostic tool for older adults: Predicting death, ADL disability, and walking disability simultaneously.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many clinical and financial decisions for older adults depend on the future risk of disability and mortality. Prognostic tools for long-term disability risk in a general population are lacking. We aimed to create a comprehensive prognostic tool that predicts the risk of mortality, of activities of daily living (ADL) disability, and walking disability simultaneously using the same set of variables.

Methods

We conducted a longitudinal analysis of the nationally-representative Health and Retirement Study (HRS). We included community-dwelling adults aged ≥70 years who completed a core interview in the 2000 wave of HRS, with follow-up through 2018. We evaluated 40 predictors encompassing demographics, diseases, physical functioning, and instrumental ADLs. We applied no

SUBMITTER: Lee AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9588505 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature