The Use of Mobility Devices and Personal Assistance: A Joint Modeling Approach

Objective: To examine whether mobility device use substitutes for personal assistance among U.S. older adults. Method: Using the National Health and Aging Trends Study, we identified 3,211 community-living older adults (aged 65 and older) who reported mobility difficulties at baseline. We used recur...

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Main Authors: Hongdao Meng PhD, MPH, Lindsay J. Peterson PhD, Lijuan Feng PhD, Debra Dobbs PhD, Kathryn Hyer MPP, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-10-01
Series:Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2333721419885291