The purpose of this study was to examine conditions under which functional
ability predicts relocation of older persons. Data for this study came from a sample
of 6,225 respondents aged 70 or older, who were interviewed both at Wave 1
(1993) and 2 (1995) of a longitudinal national survey of Asset and Health
Dynamics Among the Oldest Old (AHEAD). Hierarchical logistic regression
analyses were used to estimate the effects of functional ability, functional ability
and assistance from human resources, and functional ability and built-environment
features on the probability of relocation when socio-demographic variables were
controlled.
Important findings are, first, differences in functional ability differentially
predict future relocation behavior of older persons and, second, the existence of
built-environment features in a residence has a reducing effect on the probability of
entrance into an institutional setting in conjunction with functional difficulty.
Household ADL decline between 1993 and 1995, as well as advanced ADL (i.e.,
cognitive ADL) and lower body activity difficulty in 1993, were predictors of the
increased probability of residential moves occurred over the same period. Basic,
household, and advanced ADL decline between 1993 and 1995, as well as basic,
household, advanced ADL, and lower body activity difficulty in 1993, were
predictors of the increased probability of entrances into an institutional setting
occurred over the same period. Older persons who lived in a residence with built-environment
features in 1993 were less likely to enter an institutional setting when
they experienced basic ADL or lower body activity declines between 1993 and
1995.
The onset of LBA and/or AADL difficulty triggered residential moves.
Efforts to enhance the independent living of older persons in the community setting
should target the compensation of LBA and/or AADL difficulty. / Graduation date: 2001
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ORGSU/oai:ir.library.oregonstate.edu:1957/32680 |
| Date | 02 May 2001 |
| Creators | June, Kyung Sook |
| Contributors | Brandt, Jeanette A. |
| Source Sets | Oregon State University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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