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Functional disability and social participation restriction associated with chronic conditions in middle-aged and older adults

Abstract

BACKGROUND: We examine the population impact on functional disability and social participation of physical and mental chronic conditions individually and in combination. METHODS: Cross-sectional, population-based data from community-dwelling people aged 45 years and over living in the 10 Canadian provinces in 2008-2009 were used to estimate the population attributable risk (PAR) for functional disability in basic (ADL) and instrumental (IADL) …

Authors

Griffith LE; Raina P; Levasseur M; Sohel N; Payette H; Tuokko H; van den Heuvel E; Wister A; Gilsing A; Patterson C

Journal

Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, Vol. 71, No. 4, pp. 381–389

Publisher

BMJ

Publication Date

4 2017

DOI

10.1136/jech-2016-207982

ISSN

0143-005X