Disability in instrumental activities of daily living among older adults: gender differences

OBJECTIVE To analyze gender differences in the incidence and determinants of disability regarding instrumental activities of daily living among older adults. METHODS The data were extracted from the Saúde, Bem-Estar e Envelhecimento (SABE – Health, Wellbeing and Ageing) study. In 2000, 1,034 old...

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Main Authors: Tiago da Silva Alexandre, Ligiana Pires Corona, Daniella Pires Nunes, Jair Lício Ferreira Santos, Yeda Aparecida de Oliveira Duarte, Maria Lúcia Lebrão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2014-06-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102014000300379&lng=en&tlng=en