Disability in older adults: a review of current research
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-9026.2016.12.026
- VernacularTitle:老年人失能的研究现状
- Author:
Jia YANG
;
Ting ZHANG
;
Birong DONG
;
Ming YANG
- Keywords:
Disability;
Aged
- From:
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics
2016;35(12):1355-1358
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Disability is one of the common geriatric syndromes.Researches addressing elderly disability are still in starting stages.Both opportunities and challenges occur in this field.In this review,we summarized the definition and diagnostic criteria popular assessment tools for the diagnosis of elderly disability,the disease burden and relevant studies regarding elderly disability.
