All‐Cause 1‐, 5‐, and 10‐Year Mortality in Elderly People According to Activities of Daily Living Stage

Abstract

ADL stage continued to explain mortality risk after adjusting for known risk factors including advanced age, stroke, and cancer. ADL stages might aid clinical care planning and policy as a powerful prognostic indicator particularly of short-term mortality, improving on current ADL measures by profiling activity limitations of relevance to determining community support needs.