TY - JOUR
T1 - A prospective study of functional status among community elders
AU - Branch, L. G.
AU - Katz, S.
AU - Kniepmann, K.
AU - Papsidero, J. A.
PY - 1984
Y1 - 1984
N2 - A six-year prospective study provides estimates of functional status (independent, dependent, nursing home resident, or deceased) according to age, gender, and previous functional status for Caucasian elders initially living in the community. Half the cohort had sustained independence for the six years; of those dependent at the beginning, one-fourth to one-third regained independent function within 15 months, and one-fifth regained self-sufficiency within five years.
AB - A six-year prospective study provides estimates of functional status (independent, dependent, nursing home resident, or deceased) according to age, gender, and previous functional status for Caucasian elders initially living in the community. Half the cohort had sustained independence for the six years; of those dependent at the beginning, one-fourth to one-third regained independent function within 15 months, and one-fifth regained self-sufficiency within five years.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0021326042&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.2105/AJPH.74.3.266
DO - 10.2105/AJPH.74.3.266
M3 - Article
C2 - 6696160
AN - SCOPUS:0021326042
VL - 74
SP - 266
EP - 268
JO - American Journal of Public Health
JF - American Journal of Public Health
SN - 0090-0036
IS - 3
ER -