The activity of daily living (ADL) subgroups and health impairment among Chinese elderly: a latent profile analysis

Abstract Background Disability in aged people became one of the major challenges in China due to the acceleration of population aging. Nevertheless, there were limited methods to appropriately discriminate the degree of combined basic activity of daily living (BADL) and instrumental activity of dail...

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Main Authors: Yangchang Zhang, Yang Xiong, Qiuhua Yu, Shisi Shen, Li Chen, Xun Lei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
ADL
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-020-01986-x