Factors Leading to Institutionalization among the Oldest Old: Longitudinal Findings from the AgeCoDe-AgeQualiDe Study

Conclusion: Our findings stress the importance of gender, age, widowhood, and functional decline for institutionalization among the oldest old. Preventing or at least postponing functional decline might help to delay institutionalization as far as possible.Gerontology
Source: Gerontology - Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research