Socioeconomic Status and Functional Ability Among Older Adults by Dorothy Mccawley

Socioeconomic Status and Functional Ability Among Older Adults by Dorothy Mccawley

Abstract:

This research examines the health-SES link, specifically as regards the process of disability in older adults as regards difficulty with physical actions. The AHEAD longitudinal survey includes information n physical actions as well as finances and health behaviors. The data offers the opportunity to analyze the specific functional trajectories of the respondents through the first two waves of data collection.

Net worth proved a better indicator of health function over time than was annual household income. Health behaviors, such as exercising, not smoking, controlling weight, and temperate drinking did moderate the relationship between net worth and functional abilities. This group is mostly free of functional limitations, and between 18-40% of older adults with functional limitations do recover from the first wave to the second.

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ISBN 13	9780530004488
ISBN 10	0530004488
Title	Socioeconomic Status and Functional Ability Among Older Adults
Author	Dorothy Mccawley
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Dissertation Discovery Company
Year published	2019-05-31
Number of pages	144
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