Longitudinal change in physical functioning and dropout due to death among the oldest old: a comparison of three methods of analysis.

Longitudinal studies examining changes in physical functioning with advancing age among very old people are plagued by high death rates, which can lead to biased estimates. This study was conducted to analyse changes in physical functioning among the oldest old with three distinct methods which diff...

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Published in:	European Journal of Ageing Vol. 17; no. 2; pp. 207 - 217
Main Authors:	Raitanen, Jani, Stenholm, Sari, Tiainen, Kristina, Jylhä, Marja, Nevalainen, Jaakko
Format:	Article
Published:	Springer Nature Jun2020
Subjects:	Elder care Aging Life expectancy Life skills Mortality risk factors Geriatric assessment Comparative studies Functional assessment Longitudinal method Risk assessment Statistical models
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost