Socioeconomic status and improvement in functional ability among older adults in Japan: a longitudinal study

• Main Authors: Airi Amemiya (Author), Naoki Kondo (Author), Junko Saito (Author), Masashige Saito (Author), Daisuke Takagi (Author), Maho Haseda (Author), Yukako Tani (Author), Katsunori Kondo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Abstract Background Recovery from functionally disabled status is an important target of public health measures for older adults. This study aimed to examine socioeconomic inequalities in the improvement of functional ability among older adults stratified by the level of disability at baseline. Meth...