Journal article
Mobility, disability, and social engagement in older adults
Journal of aging and health, v 25(4), pp 617-637
Jun 2013
PMID: 23548944
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Abstract
To examine cross sectional associations between mobility with or without disability and social engagement in a community-based sample of older adults.
Social engagement of participants (n = 676) was outside the home (participation in organizations and use of senior centers) and in home (talking by phone and use of Internet). Logistic or proportional odds models evaluated the association between social engagement and position in the disablement process (no mobility limitations, mobility limitations/no disability, and mobility limitations/disability).
Low mobility was associated with lower level of social engagement of all forms (Odds ratio (OR) = 0.59, confidence intervals (CI): 0.41-0.85 for organizations; OR = 0.67, CI: 0.42-1.06 for senior center; OR = 0.47, CI: 0.32-0.70 for phone; OR = 0.38, CI: 0.23-0.65 for Internet). For social engagement outside the home, odds of engagement were further reduced for individuals with disability.
Low mobility is associated with low social engagement even in the absence of disability; associations with disability differed by type of social engagement.
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Details
- Title
- Mobility, disability, and social engagement in older adults
- Creators
- Andrea L Rosso - Center for Aging and Population Health, Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. alr143@pitt.eduJennifer A TaylorLoni Philip TabbYvonne L Michael
- Publication Details
- Journal of aging and health, v 25(4), pp 617-637
- Publisher
- Sage; United States
- Grant note
- P30 AG024827 / NIA NIH HHS R01 AG028254 / NIA NIH HHS AG028254 / NIA NIH HHS
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Urban Health Collaborative; Epidemiology and Biostatistics; Environmental and Occupational Health
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000320159600005
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84879216564
- Other Identifier
- 991014877764704721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Gerontology
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