Predictors of Physical Functioning Trajectories among Chinese Oldest Old Adults: Rural and Urban Differences

Autor/inn/en	Sun, Fei; Park, Nan Sook; Klemmack, David L.; Roff, Lucinda L.; Li, Zhihong
Titel	Predictors of Physical Functioning Trajectories among Chinese Oldest Old Adults: Rural and Urban Differences
Quelle	In: International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 69 (2009) 3, S.181-199 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0091-4150
Schlagwörter	Daily Living Skills; Rural Urban Differences; Physical Activities; Physical Mobility; Older Adults; Longitudinal Studies; Foreign Countries; Asians; Prediction; Smoking; Gender Differences; Intervention; Measures (Individuals); Surveys; Statistical Analysis; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Alltagsfertigkeit; Stadt-Land-Beziehung; Älterer Erwachsener; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Ausland; Asian; Asiat; Asiatin; Asiaten; Asiate; Vorhersage; Rauchen; Geschlechterkonflikt; Messdaten; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	This article examined the differences between rural/urban older adults in their trajectories of activities of daily living (ADL) over a 4-year period. The sample included 2,490 community dwelling older adults who completed three waves (1998, 2000, and 2002) of the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey. Among them, 63.5% were from rural areas. Hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) was run for the whole sample and separately for rural and urban samples. For both rural and urban samples, older age and involvement in fewer activities predicted increases in ADL difficulties over time. In addition, being female and routinely smoking predicted increases in ADL difficulties for the rural sample. Implications for interventions to slow down ADL decline were discussed. (Contains 4 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10