Physical functioning of the aged; United States, 1984

Fulton, John Peter; Henershot, Gerry E.; Jack, Susan S.; Katz, Sidney.

Back to Previous Page

- Add this to...
- Twitter
- Facebook
- Google Bookmarks
- LinkedIn

Physical functioning of the aged; United States, 1984

Published Date:

March 1989

Series:

Vital and health statistics. Series 10, Data from the national health survey ; no. 167 ; DHHS publication ; no. (PHS) 89-1595 ;

[PDF-2.93 MB]

Details:

Personal Authors:

Fulton, John Peter ; Henershot, Gerry E. ; Jack, Susan S. ; Katz, Sidney. ;

Corporate Authors:

National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)

Keywords:

[+]

Description:

Measures of dependence in the physical functioning of civilian noninstitutionalized persons 65 years of age and over for the United States, 1984, are presented for home management activities, personal care activities, mobility activities, and continence of bladder and bowel, Each of these measures is cross-tabulated with age, sex, race, marital status, living arrangement, family income, highest grade of school completed, geographic region, and place of residence, Data were derived from responses to the Supplement on Aging of the 1984 National Health Interview Survey.

Document Type:

Journal Issue

Collection(s):

Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library collection

Place as Subject:

United States

Supporting Files:

No Additional Files

No Related Documents.

You May Also Like:

Health promotion for older Americans.

Personal Author:

Heckler, M M

Published:

1985 Mar-Apr

Source:

Public Health Rep. 100(2):225-230

Description:

As American lifespans increase, there is greater concern for the quality of those longer lives. The Department of Health and Human Services, through its many component agencies, has inaugurated a major initiative to promote health and fitness among o...

File Type:

[PDF - 1.54 MB]
The relation of physical activity and exercise to mental health.

Personal Author:

Taylor, C B; Sallis, J F; Needle, R;

Published:

1985 Mar-Apr

Source:

Public Health Rep. 100(2):195-202

Description:

Mental disorders are of major public health significance. It has been claimed that vigorous physical activity has positive effects on mental health in both clinical and nonclinical populations. This paper reviews the evidence for this claim and provi...

File Type:

[PDF - 1.89 MB]
Proceedings of 1988 International Symposium on Data on Aging

Personal Author:

Feinleib, Manning, 1935-

Corporate Author:

National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)

Conference Author:

International Symposium on Data on Aging (1988 : Bethesda, MD)

Published:

August 1991

Series:

Vital and Health statistics. Series 5, Comparative international vital and health statistics reports ; no. 6
DHHS publication ; no. (PHS) 91-1482

Description:

The International Symposium was convened from December 7 to 9, 1988, in Bethesda, Maryland, to develop proposals for research in measuring the health and health care of the aging, The Proceedings include papers from the plenary sessions, where measur...

File Type:

[PDF - 20.57 MB]
The health burden of diabetes for the elderly in four communities.

Personal Author:

Moritz, D J; Ostfeld, A M; Blazer, D; Curb, D; Taylor, J O; Wallace, R B;

Published:

1994 Nov-Dec

Source:

Public Health Rep. 109(6):782-790

Description:

Although diabetes is a common health problem of the elderly, the impact of diabetes on health and functioning in older persons is not well established. The purpose of this analysis was to identify health conditions accompanying diabetes in four sampl...

File Type:

[PDF - 1.60 MB]
Premature institutionalization among the rural elderly in Arizona.

Personal Author:

Greene, V L

Published:

1984 Jan-Feb

Source:

Public Health Rep. 99(1):58-63

Description:

Rural areas of the United States, compared with urban areas, exhibit a scarcity of resources and programs designed to provide health and supportive services to impaired elderly persons living in the community. Furthermore, recent research has indicat...

File Type:

[PDF - 1.39 MB]