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Geriatric Syndromes and Functional Status in NSHAP: Rationale, Measurement, and Preliminary Findings

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  • Megan Huisingh-Scheetz
  • Masha Kocherginsky
  • Phillip L. Schumm
  • Michal Engelman
  • Martha K. McClintock
  • William Dale
  • Elizabeth Magett
  • Patricia Rush
  • Linda Waite

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Introduction. The geriatric functional measures and syndromes collected 5 years apart in Waves 1 and 2 of the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project (NSHAP) data set included: difficulty with activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living, the timed up and go, a 3-m timed walk, repeated chair stands, self-reported physical activity, accelerometry-assessed (in)activity, falls, fractures, and frailty. The purpose of this paper was to describe the data collection methods and report preliminary population estimates for each measures.

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  • Megan Huisingh-Scheetz & Masha Kocherginsky & Phillip L. Schumm & Michal Engelman & Martha K. McClintock & William Dale & Elizabeth Magett & Patricia Rush & Linda Waite, 2014. "Geriatric Syndromes and Functional Status in NSHAP: Rationale, Measurement, and Preliminary Findings," The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, The Gerontological Society of America, vol. 69(Suppl_2), pages 177-190.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:geronb:v:69:y:2014:i:suppl_2:p:s177-s190.
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    1. Chen, Jen-Hao & Lauderdale, Diane S. & Waite, Linda J., 2016. "Social participation and older adults' sleep," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 149(C), pages 164-173.

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