From Disability to Death: A 20-Year Follow-Up from the Taiwan Longitudinal Study on Aging

Ching-Ju Chiu,1 Min-Chia Yang,2 Chi-Chang Huang,3 Chia-Ming Chang1,3 1Institute of Gerontology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 70101, Taiwan; 2Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 70101, Taiwan; 3Division of Geriatrics and...

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Autores principales:	Chiu CJ, Yang MC, Huang CC, Chang CM
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:7185e133e0bc4a3e9389483e3102230a2021-12-02T16:56:45ZFrom Disability to Death: A 20-Year Follow-Up from the Taiwan Longitudinal Study on Aging1178-1998https://doaj.org/article/7185e133e0bc4a3e9389483e3102230a2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/from-disability-to-death-a-20-year-follow-up-from-the-taiwan-longitudi-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-CIAhttps://doaj.org/toc/1178-1998Ching-Ju Chiu,1 Min-Chia Yang,2 Chi-Chang Huang,3 Chia-Ming Chang1,3 1Institute of Gerontology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 70101, Taiwan; 2Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 70101, Taiwan; 3Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, TaiwanCorrespondence: Min-Chia YangDepartment of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, No.1, University Road, Tainan, 70101, TaiwanTel +886-6-2353535 ext. 5739Fax +886-6-3028175Email kh9531023@gmail.comBackground: In this study, factors associated with the duration of a disability before death in older adults who are moderately to severely disabled in Taiwan are investigated.Methods: A nationally representative sample of older adults (65+) in 1996 who died before 2016 (n = 1139) were analyzed to calculate their disability status and the length of time they were disabled before death.Results: The mean period during which the participants experienced moderate to severe disability before death for older adults in Taiwan was 5.53 years (SD = 3.15). Men who were overweight had an average of 1.17 more survival years (βoverweight = 1.17, p < 0.05) as compared to those who were normal weight, and in the case of those who were cognitively impaired (SPMSQ ≤ 7), years of survival were decreased by an average of 1.70 years as compared to those who were cognitively intact before death (βcognition = − 1.70, p < 0.01). The aforementioned effects were independent of age. In women, the number of diseases was the most dominant independent correlate for survival years (βdisease = − 0.34, p < 0.05).Conclusion: Disability distribution at various time points before death among the elderly in Taiwan was revealed in the study. At 10 years before death, 93% of the elderly were free from any ADL disabilities, and only 4% reported more than three ADL disabilities. At 6 years before death, an average of 10% of the participants had more than three ADL disabilities, and at one year before death, moderate to severe disability increased to 38%. Factors associated with the survival years among those who were moderately to severely disabled showed distinct gender differences.Keywords: disability, duration before death, elderly, risk factorChiu CJYang MCHuang CCChang CMDove Medical Pressarticledisabilityduration before deathelderlyrisk factorGeriatricsRC952-954.6ENClinical Interventions in Aging, Vol Volume 16, Pp 1813-1823 (2021)
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description	Ching-Ju Chiu,1 Min-Chia Yang,2 Chi-Chang Huang,3 Chia-Ming Chang1,3 1Institute of Gerontology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 70101, Taiwan; 2Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 70101, Taiwan; 3Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, TaiwanCorrespondence: Min-Chia YangDepartment of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, No.1, University Road, Tainan, 70101, TaiwanTel +886-6-2353535 ext. 5739Fax +886-6-3028175Email kh9531023@gmail.comBackground: In this study, factors associated with the duration of a disability before death in older adults who are moderately to severely disabled in Taiwan are investigated.Methods: A nationally representative sample of older adults (65+) in 1996 who died before 2016 (n = 1139) were analyzed to calculate their disability status and the length of time they were disabled before death.Results: The mean period during which the participants experienced moderate to severe disability before death for older adults in Taiwan was 5.53 years (SD = 3.15). Men who were overweight had an average of 1.17 more survival years (βoverweight = 1.17, p < 0.05) as compared to those who were normal weight, and in the case of those who were cognitively impaired (SPMSQ ≤ 7), years of survival were decreased by an average of 1.70 years as compared to those who were cognitively intact before death (βcognition = − 1.70, p < 0.01). The aforementioned effects were independent of age. In women, the number of diseases was the most dominant independent correlate for survival years (βdisease = − 0.34, p < 0.05).Conclusion: Disability distribution at various time points before death among the elderly in Taiwan was revealed in the study. At 10 years before death, 93% of the elderly were free from any ADL disabilities, and only 4% reported more than three ADL disabilities. At 6 years before death, an average of 10% of the participants had more than three ADL disabilities, and at one year before death, moderate to severe disability increased to 38%. Factors associated with the survival years among those who were moderately to severely disabled showed distinct gender differences.Keywords: disability, duration before death, elderly, risk factor
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title	From Disability to Death: A 20-Year Follow-Up from the Taiwan Longitudinal Study on Aging
title_short	From Disability to Death: A 20-Year Follow-Up from the Taiwan Longitudinal Study on Aging
title_full	From Disability to Death: A 20-Year Follow-Up from the Taiwan Longitudinal Study on Aging
title_fullStr	From Disability to Death: A 20-Year Follow-Up from the Taiwan Longitudinal Study on Aging
title_full_unstemmed	From Disability to Death: A 20-Year Follow-Up from the Taiwan Longitudinal Study on Aging
title_sort	from disability to death: a 20-year follow-up from the taiwan longitudinal study on aging
publisher	Dove Medical Press
publishDate	2021
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From Disability to Death: A 20-Year Follow-Up from the Taiwan Longitudinal Study on Aging

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