Mobility Device Use and Mobility Disability in U.S. Medicare Beneficiaries With and Without Cancer History

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES To examine the prevalence of mobility device use in U.S. community‐dwelling older adults including older adults with cancer history (“survivors”) and to estimate mobility disability noting variation by cancer history, cancer site, and other factors to improve early detection of...

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Published in:	Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) Vol. 68; no. 12; pp. 2872 - 2880
Main Authors:	Bluethmann, Shirley M., Flores, Eileen, Campbell, Grace, Klepin, Heidi D.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hoboken, USA John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.12.2020 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
Subjects:	Accidental Falls - statistics & numerical data Adaptive technology Adults Aged Aged, 80 and over Aging Beneficiaries Breast cancer Cancer cancer survivors Cancer Survivors - statistics & numerical data Colorectal cancer Colorectal carcinoma Cross-Sectional Studies Disability Female Gait Gynecological cancer Heredity History Humans Independent Living Interviews as Topic Male Medical conditions Medicare Mobility mobility device Mobility Limitation National Health and Aging Trends Study Older people Pain People with disabilities physical performance Prostate Prostate cancer Race Regression analysis Self-Help Devices - statistics & numerical data Surveys and Questionnaires Survival Survivor United States Walking aids Walking Speed - physiology Wheelchairs United States United States > US physical performance mobility device cancer survivors gait National Health and Aging Trends Study
ISSN:	0002-8614, 1532-5415, 1532-5415
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