Chronic diseases, depressive symptoms and functional limitation amongst older people in rural Malaysia, a middle income developing country

• Main Authors: Hairi, N.N., Bulgiba, A., Mudla, I., Said, M.A.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/3060/1/Chronic_diseases%2C_depressive_symptoms_and_functional_limitation_amongst_older_people_in_rural_Malaysia.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/3060/; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S009174351100288X

Objectives. To determine prevalence and prevalence ratio of functional limitation amongst older people with combined chronic diseases and co-morbid depressive symptoms compared with older people with either chronic disease or depressive symptoms alone. Methods. Data were analysed from a cross-sectio...