Grundy, Emily 
ORCID: 0000-0002-9633-1116 and Glaser, Karen
(2000)
Socio-demographic differences in the onset and progression of disability in early old age: a longitudinal study.
Age and Ageing, 29 (2).
pp. 149-157.
ISSN 0002-0729
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: to analyse socio-demographic differences in the onset and progression of disability. DESIGN: analysis of a cohort of people aged 55-69 in 1988-9 and in 1994. SUBJECTS: a representative sample of 3543 adults. METHODS: we measured severity of disability at baseline and follow-up. We analysed variations in incidence and progression of disability by using logistic regression. RESULTS: Baseline severity of disability was similar for men and women but varied by age group, social class, educational qualifications and housing tenure. At follow-up, 36% had worse disability, 12% better and 53% the same as at baseline. Increased severity of disability and new incidence of disability were associated with lower socioeconomic status, baseline self-rated health status, age and gender. High initial levels of disability were associated with improvement at follow-up. CONCLUSION: disability can be dynamic, although deterioration is more usual than improvement. The reasons for the associations found between disability and socio-economic status are unclear.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://ageing.oxfordjournals.org/ |
| Additional Information: | © 2000 British Geriatrics Society |
| Divisions: | Social Policy Lifecourse, Ageing & Population Health |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HM Sociology H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Oct 2013 10:54 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Dec 2024 22:17 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/53522 |
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