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Walking Ability and Its Relationship to Self-Rated Health in Later Life
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Walking Ability and Its Relationship to Self-Rated Health in Later Life

Stewart Neufeld, Katerina Machacova, Jana Mossey and Mark Luborsky
Clinical gerontologist, v 36(1), pp 17-32
01 Jan 2013
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/07317115.2012.731477
PMID: 25568590
Featured in Collection :   UN Sustainable Development Goals @ Drexel
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https://europepmc.org/articles/pmc4283213View
Accepted (AM)Open Access (License Unspecified),  Open

Abstract

gerontology older adult self-rated health walking ability
This study investigated the relationship between self-assessed overall health (SRH) and walking ability among older adults (n = 239) gauged using three well-established measures of walking ability ("normal" and "fast" walking speeds, and perceived walking difficulty). Logistic regression models adjusted for health, behavioral, and sociodemographic variables were used to estimate the relationship between the three measures of walking ability and SRH. Walking ability was significantly associated with SRH; notably, only normal walking speed discriminated between participants in all three SRH comparisons (good versus poor/bad, good versus fair, or excellent versus good). Health care providers, family, and friends should be attentive to reduced walking speed or complaints about difficulty walking because these are harbingers of health decline.

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UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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#3 Good Health and Well-Being
#10 Reduced Inequalities

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Geriatrics & Gerontology
Gerontology
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