Risk Factors and Precipitants of Long-Term Disability in Community Mobility

Background: Relatively little is known about why older persons develop long-term disability in community mobility. Objective: To identify the risk factors and precipitants for long-term disability in walking a quarter mile and driving a car. Design: Prospective cohort study from March 1998 to December 2009. Setting: Greater New Haven, Connecticut. Participants: 641 persons, aged 70 years or older, who were active drivers or nondisabled in...