Social engagement and disability in a community population of older adults - The New Haven EPESE
Social engagement and disability in a community population of older adults - The New Haven EPESE
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DOI：
10.1093/aje/kwg028
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发表时间：
2003-04-01
影响因子：
5
通讯作者：
Berkman, LF
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作者：
de Leon, CFM;Glass, TA;Berkman, LF
本文研究了 1982 年至 1991 年间社会参与对社区老年人残疾的影响。数据收集自康涅狄格州纽黑文老年人流行病学研究中心。基线社会参与度通过使用 11 个与社会和生产活动相关的项目来衡量。残疾数据包括六项日常生活活动测量、三项总流动性测量和四项基本身体功能测量。使用广义估计方程模型分析了九波年度残疾数据。在调整年龄、性别、种族和体力活动后，显着的横截面关联（p's
This paper examines the effect of social engagement on disability among community-dwelling older adults in 1982-1991. Data were collected from the New Haven, Connecticut, site of the Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly. Baseline social engagement was measured by using 11 items related to social and productive activity. Disability data consisted of a six-item measure of activities of daily living, a three-item measure of gross mobility, and a four-item measure of basic physical functions. Nine waves of yearly disability data were analyzed by using generalized estimating equations models. After adjustment for age, gender, race, and physical activity, significant cross-sectional associations (p's