Multiple Chronic Conditions and Limitations in Activities of Daily Living in a Community-Based Sample of Older Adults in New York City, 2009

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• Journal Article:
  Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)
• Personal Author:
  Ralph, Nancy L. ; Mielenz, Thelma J. ; Parton, Hilary ; Flatley, Anne-Marie ; Thorpe, Lorna E.
• Description:
  Introduction
  
  Nationally, 60% to 75% of older adults have multiple (2 or more) chronic conditions (MCCs), and the burden is even higher among low-income, racial/ethnic minority populations. MCCs limit activities of daily living (ADLs), yet this association is not well characterized outside of clinical populations. We examined the association of MCCs with ADLs in a racially/ethnically diverse population of low-income older adults living in New York City public housing.
  
  Methods
  
  A representative sample of 1,036 New York City Housing Authority residents aged 65 or older completed a telephone survey in June 2009. We examined the association of up to 5 chronic conditions with basic ADL (BADL) limitations, adjusting for potential confounders by using logistic regression.
  
  Results
  
  Of respondents, 28.7% had at least 1 BADL limitation; 92.9% had at least 1 chronic condition, and 79.0% had MCCs. We observed a graded association between at least 1 BADL limitation and number of chronic conditions (using 0 or 1 condition as the reference group): adjusted odds ratio (AOR) for 3 conditions was 2.2 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.3–3.9); AOR for 4 conditions, 4.3 (95% CI, 2.5–7.6); and AOR for 5 conditions, 9.2 (95% CI, 4.3–19.5).
  
  Conclusion
  
  Prevalence of BADL limitations is high among low-income older adults and increases with number of chronic conditions. Initiating prevention of additional conditions and treating disease constellations earlier to decrease BADL limitations may improve aging outcomes in this population.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Activities Of Daily Living Aged Aged, 80 And Over Case-Control Studies Chronic Disease Ethnicity Female Humans Logistic Models Male Minority Groups Odds Ratio Poverty Prevalence Public Housing Questionnaires Socioeconomic Factors

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• Source:
  Prev Chronic Dis. 10.
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd10.130159
• ISSN:
  1545-1151
• Pubmed ID:
  24286273
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC3843532
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  1 R49 CE002096-01/CE/NCIPC CDC HHS/United States
• Place as Subject:
  New York City, NY
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  10
• Collection(s):
  Preventing Chronic Disease
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  urn:sha-512:6be0ca2bfb158cac32e250fb17939b3b83501b6672672e1c30162d0b232cb15481ebd356e01a4f98a07cd7bb1eec838ca44d380c5770e48c7837b261cf29b050
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