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9620045

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-6-16
pubmed:abstractText
This study examined Hispanic versus non-Hispanic white patterns of needing assistance with instrumental activities of daily living (IADL). The authors interviewed 798 Hispanic and 614 non-Hispanic white residents of rural Colorado, who were aged 60 years and older between 1993 and 1995. Seventy-five participants were nursing home residents at the time of the interview. Community-dwelling Hispanics were 1.6 times as likely as non-Hispanic whites to need assistance with at least one IADL task (95% confidence interval 1.25-2.13). A larger proportion of disabled non-Hispanic whites were in nursing homes but, after including nursing home residents, Hispanics remained significantly more likely to need assistance on at least one IADL task (odds ratio = 1.49, 95% confidence interval 1.16-1.93). Hispanics were also more likely to have difficulty on observed performance tasks. The Hispanic excess was not removed by adjusting for chronic disease, reported difficulty walking, or income. English language proficiency adjustment lowered the Hispanic excess, but adjusting for years of education or Mini-Mental State Examination scores more completely removed the ethnic differences. Higher education was protective for both Hispanic and non-Hispanic white elderly. Efforts to further investigate what facets or correlates of education are operating may offer useful insights into limiting IADL difficulties in future cohorts.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0002-9262
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
147
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1019-27
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Higher instrumental activities of daily living disability in Hispanics compared with non-Hispanic whites in rural Colorado. The San Luis Valley Health and Aging Study.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver 80262, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.