BACKGROUND: The aim of the study was to examine 1) the incidence of disability in Activities of Daily Living (ADL), in @entity1 78 years and older 2) explore whether being physical active earlier is a significant predictor of being disability free at follow-up and 3) describe the amount of informal and formal care in relation to @entity717 . METHODS: Data were used from a longitudinal community-based study in Nordanstig (SNAC-N), a part of the Swedish National Study on Aging and Care (SNAC). To study objectives 1) and 2) all ADL-independent @entity1 at baseline (N = 307) were included; for objective 3) all @entity1 78 years and older were included (N = 316). Data were collected at baseline and at 3- and 6-year follow-ups. @entity717 was defined as a need for assistance in one or more activities. Informal and formal care were measured using the Resource utilization in @entity303 (RUD)-instrument. RESULTS: The incidence rates for @entity1 were similar in the age groups 78-81and 84 years and older, 42.3 vs. 42.5/1000 @entity1 -years. For @entity1 the incidence rate for @entity717 increased significantly from the age group 78-81 to the age group 84 years and older, 20.8 vs.118.3/1000 @entity1 -years. In the age group 78-81 years, being physically active earlier (aOR 6.2) and during the past 12 month (aOR 2.9) were both significant preventive factors for @entity717 . Both informal and formal care increased with @entity717 and the amount of informal care was greater than formal care. The incidence rate for @entity717 increases with age for @entity1 and being physically active is a protective factor for @entity717 . CONCLUSION: The incidence rate for @entity717 increases with age for @entity1 , and being physical active is a protective factor for @entity717 .

Incidence of ADL Disability in Older XXXX , Physical Activities as a Protective Factor and the Need for Informal and Formal Care - Results from the SNAC-N Project.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['participants', 'women', 'person', 'persons', 'men'] @entity717 :: ('MESH:D009069', 'Disease') :: ['ADL-disability'] @entity303 :: ('MESH:D003704', 'Disease') :: ['Dementia']
@entity1 :: (9606,Species) :: ['Persons']
