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Constant Hierarchic Patterns of Physical Functioning Across Seven Populations in Five Countries
Niccolò MarchionniFrancesca CecchiBernardo SalaniJack M. GuralnikLuigi FerrucciSante GiardiniEino HeikkinenMarja JylhäAlberto BaroniRomano CelliJudith D. Kaspersubject
Aged 80 and overCross-Cultural ComparisonGerontologyAnalysis of Varianceeducation.field_of_studyActivities of daily livingFrail ElderlyHealth StatusConcordancePopulationReproducibility of ResultsGeneral MedicineMiddle AgedPhysical functionEuropePhysical functioningActivities of Daily LivingHumansGeneral patternGeriatrics and GerontologyFactor Analysis StatisticaleducationPsychologyGerontologyAgeddescription
This research was aimed at identifying critical steps in the decline in physical function that often parallels aging. Six basic and nine instrumental activities of daily living (ADLs) were classified into four domains of disability characterized by specific underlying physical impairment. The hierarchical order of this classification was verified in two random samples representative of the older home-dwelling population. The concordance level of disability and results of performance-based measures of physical function were also tested. Finally, the cross-cultural reliability of the model was verified in seven population-based samples of older persons living in five European countries. In older persons the disabling process follows a general pattern of progression based on a typical sequence of impairments.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-06-01 | The Gerontologist |