The Burden and Patterns of Disability in Activities of Daily Living Among Community-living Older Persons

The onset of disability in activities of daily living (ADLs) is considered a sentinel event in the life of an older person, but recent evidence suggests that newly disabled elders have high rates of recovery. We performed a longitudinal study to determine the burden and patterns of ADL disability among previously nondisabled, community-living older persons.We studied 754 community-living persons, aged 70 years or older, who were categorized into...