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Disease and Comorbid Conditions as Pathway to Disability
Disease and comorbid conditions define one pathway to disability in older age. The prevalence and risk factors for chronic conditions leading to disability are especiallyvulnerable to disparities, for example by poverty, gender, and ethnicity (Albert,2004). In one example, Ettinger et al. (1994) examined the Cardiovascular HealthStudy to identify diseasesreported as causing difficulty with particular activities. […]
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Pathways to Disability
The characteristics of disability are shaped in large part by three pathways to disability. The most common pathway to disability occurs among older people who experience functional decline in later years – generally as a result of chronic conditions,or combinations of chronic conditions that create activity limitations overtime. For example, mild arthritis may be annoying […]
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