Bathing disability in community-living older persons: Common, consequential, and complex
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The specific bathing subtasks that are affected in community-living-older persons with bathing disability are identified and the self-reported reasons for bathing disability are determined. It is observed that for community-living-older persons, disability in bathing is common, involves multiple subtasks, and is attributable to an array of physical and psychological problems.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0002-8614
Year: 2004
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Resilience of community-dwelling older persons
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Resilience of community-dwelling older persons is assessed using a new scale based on response to stressful life event. Functional and psychosocial factors are associated with high resilience.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0002-8614
Year: 2004
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The dynamic nature of mobility disability in older persons
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A study on the natural history of mobility disability in older persons, characterized by frequent transitions between states of independence and disability, is described.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0002-8614
Year: 2006
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