The role of age, sex, and multimorbidity in 7-year change in prevalence of limitations in adults 60-94 years.

ABSTRACT: Recent data suggest a temporal trend in decline in functional limitations in older adults but whether this trend extends to the period after the 8th decade of life remains unclear. We examined change in prevalence of limitations in activities and instrumental activities of daily living (ADL and IADL) between 2008 and 2015 among adults of 60-94 years and the role of age, sex, multimorbidity; we also examined changes in severity of limitations. Data were drawn from two nationally representative surveys in 2008 (n = 13,593) and 2015 (n = 13,267). The 6-item scales of ADL and IADL were each categorized first as ≥ 1 limitations, and then to examine severity as 0, 1-2, and ≥ 3 limitations. Weighted logistic and multinomial regressions were used to estimate prevalence of limitations; the differen

SUBMITTER: Landre B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9622834 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature