Disability for basic and instrumental activities of daily living in older individuals.
Juan Manuel Carmona-TorresMaría Aurora Rodríguez-BorregoJosé Alberto Laredo-AguileraPablo Jesús Lopez SotoEsmeralda Santacruz-SalasAna Isabel Cobo-CuencaPublished in: PloS one (2019)
There is a considerable prevalence of disabilities for basic and instrumental activities of daily living in older people in Spain. Although the disability prevalence has decreased slowly from 2009 to 2017, it continues to remain a health problem. Gender may influence the disabilities for basic and instrumental activities of daily living. Health policymakers should establish prevention strategies and effective interventions (e.g., physical exercise) for prevention and reduction of the disabilities for basic and instrumental activities of daily living, particularly in older females.