Factors Associated with Activities of Daily Life Disability among Centenarians in Rural Chongqing, China: A Cross-Sectional Study

Tingting Wu, Lu Lu, Li Luo, Yingqi Guo, Liying Ying, Qingliu Tao, Huan Zeng, Lingli Han, Zumin Shi and Yong Zhao
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Tingting Wu: School of Public Health and Management, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
Lu Lu: School of Public Health and Management, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
Li Luo: School of Public Health and Management, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
Yingqi Guo: Department of Social Work and Social Administration, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Liying Ying: School of Nursing, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310000, China
Qingliu Tao: Chongqing Health Education Institute, Chongqing 404000, China
Huan Zeng: School of Public Health and Management, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
Lingli Han: School of Public Health and Management, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
Zumin Shi: Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5000, Australia
Yong Zhao: School of Public Health and Management, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China

IJERPH, 2017, vol. 14, issue 11, 1-13

Abstract: Objective: This study aims to ascertain the health and lifestyle factors associated with the activities of daily living (ADL) disability of centenarians in rural Chongqing, China. Method: 564 centenarians living in rural Chongqing were selected for this cross-sectional study. Demographic characteristics and self-reported lifestyle factors were obtained from face-to-face interviews. ADL disability was measured using the Katz Activities of Daily Living Scale. Result: Among the respondents, 65.7% were considered ADL disability centenarians. Multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that preference for salt, drinking habits, social activities, physical activity, and failure to follow good diet habits were significantly associated with the ADL disability of centenarians. Conclusion: ADL disability of centenarians was associated with certain lifestyle habits. This outcome suggested that target intervention may help maintain ADL independence even among the oldest of the elderly population.

Keywords: ADL disability; centenarians; lifestyle; rural Chongqing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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