Geriatric Syndromes and Functional Status in NSHAP: Rationale, Measurement, and Preliminary Findings
Megan Huisingh-Scheetz,
Masha Kocherginsky,
Phillip L. Schumm,
Michal Engelman,
Martha K. McClintock,
William Dale,
Elizabeth Magett,
Patricia Rush and
Linda Waite
The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 2014, vol. 69, issue Suppl_2, S177-S190
Abstract:
Introduction. The geriatric functional measures and syndromes collected 5 years apart in Waves 1 and 2 of the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project (NSHAP) data set included: difficulty with activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living, the timed up and go, a 3-m timed walk, repeated chair stands, self-reported physical activity, accelerometry-assessed (in)activity, falls, fractures, and frailty. The purpose of this paper was to describe the data collection methods and report preliminary population estimates for each measures.
Date: 2014
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