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SUBMITTER: Stolz E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6777769 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Stolz Erwin E Gill Thomas M TM Mayerl Hannes H Freidl Wolfgang W
The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences 20191001 8
<h4>Objectives</h4>Late-life disability is highly dynamic but within-person short-term fluctuations have not been assessed previously. We analyze how substantial such late-life disability fluctuations are and whether they are associated with time-to-death, long-term disability trajectories, frailty, and sociodemographics.<h4>Methods</h4>Monthly survey data (Precipitating Events Project Study) on activities of daily living/instrumental activities of daily living (ADL/IADL) disability (0-9) in the ...[more]