In:
Ethnicity & Disease, Ethnicity and Disease Inc, Vol. 25, No. 3 ( 2015-08-05), p. 255-
Abstract:
〈 p 〉 〈 strong 〉 Objective 〈 /strong 〉 : To examine life-space mobility over 8.5 years among older Black and White male veterans and non-veterans in 〈 br / 〉 the Deep South. 〈 /p 〉 〈 p 〉 〈 strong 〉 Design 〈 /strong 〉 : A prospective longitudinal study of community-dwelling Black and White male adults aged & gt;65 years (N=501; mean age=74.9; 50% Black and 50% White) enrolled in the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Study of Aging. Data from baseline in-home assessments with followup telephone assessments of life-space mobility completed every 6 months were used in linear mixed-effects modeling analyses to examine life-space mobility trajectories. 〈 br / 〉 〈 strong 〉 〈 /strong 〉 〈 /p 〉 〈 p 〉 〈 strong 〉 Main outcome measure: 〈 /strong 〉 Life-space mobility. 〈 br / 〉 〈 strong 〉 〈 /strong 〉 〈 /p 〉 〈 p 〉 〈 strong 〉 Results: 〈 /strong 〉 In comparison to veterans, nonveterans were more likely to be Black, single, and live in rural areas. They also reported lower income and education. Veterans had higher baseline life-space (73.7 vs 64.9 for non-veterans; 〈 em 〉 P 〈 /em 〉 & lt;.001). Race-veteran 〈 br / 〉 subgroup analyses revealed significant differences in demographics, comorbidity, cognition, and physical function. Relative to Black veterans, there were significantly greater declines in life-space trajectories for White non-veterans (P=.009), but not for White veterans (P=.807) nor Black non-veterans (P=.633). Mortality at 8.5 years was 43.5% for veterans and 49.5% for non-veterans (P=.190) with no significant differences by race-veteran status. 〈 /p 〉 〈 p 〉 〈 strong 〉 Conclusions: 〈 /strong 〉 Veterans had significantly higher baseline life-space mobility. There were significantly greater declines in lifespace 〈 br / 〉 trajectories for White non-veterans in comparison to other race-veteran subgroups. Black veterans and non-veterans did not have significantly different trajectories. 〈 em 〉 Ethn Dis. 〈 /em 〉 2015;25(3):255-262. 〈 /p 〉
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1945-0826
,
1049-510X
DOI:
10.18865/ed.25.3.255
Language:
Unknown
Publisher:
Ethnicity and Disease Inc
Publication Date:
2015
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2193738-2
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