We describe an easy-to-interpret, patient-reported Functional Limitations Index that can be used to monitor care of patients along the disability continuum. Objectives: To develop an easy-to-interpret ...

OBJECTIVES: The aim of the present study was to test the association between muscular strength, functional limitations, body composition measurements and indexes of sarcopenia in a sample of community ...

Volunteering is known to provide health benefits to the person doing the volunteering. Now, a new study finds that older adults with functional limitations (trouble conducting daily tasks like cooking ...

In a study of 51,258 survivors weighted to represent a larger population of approximately 178.8 million people, 3.6 million survivors reported a functional limitation in 1999. That number increased to ...

The U.S. Social Security Administration has requested that the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine conduct a study to (1) provide an overview of ways to collect information about ...

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Americans are becoming obese earlier in their lives, increasing the average exposure to obesity. Nonetheless, the impact of long-term obesity on later life functioning is not well known. We analyzed ...