Constant Hierarchic Patterns of Physical Functioning across Seven Populations in Five Countries.

Ferrucci, Luigi; Guralnik, Jack M.; Cecchi, Francesca; Marchionni, Niccolo; Salani, Bernardo; Kasper, Judith; Celli, Romano; Giardini, Sante; Heikkinen, Eino; Jylha, Marja; Baroni, Alberto

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ERIC Number: EJ579025

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1998

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Constant Hierarchic Patterns of Physical Functioning across Seven Populations in Five Countries.

Ferrucci, Luigi; Guralnik, Jack M.; Cecchi, Francesca; Marchionni, Niccolo; Salani, Bernardo; Kasper, Judith; Celli, Romano; Giardini, Sante; Heikkinen, Eino; Jylha, Marja; Baroni, Alberto

Gerontologist, v38 n3 p286-94 Jun 1998

In older persons the disabling process follows a general pattern of progression based on a typical sequence of impairments. Critical steps are identified and a model is presented. The model, based on a hierarchy of activities of daily living, was tested in several ways, including cross-cultural verification. (Author/EMK)

Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Cross Cultural Studies, Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Gerontology, Models, Older Adults

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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