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November 30, 2025Journal of Korean Gerontological NursingOpen Access

Age-specific prevalence and risk factors for severe activity of daily living disability among older adults residing in long-term care facilities in Korea: A cross-sectional study using first year of a longitudinal study

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EOEunmi OhGHGwi-Ryung Son Hong

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Cross-sectional analysis reveals high ADL disability prevalence in older adults, indicating a need for targeted policy interventions.

Key Points

  • Severe activity of daily living disability affects 65.4% of older adults in long-term care facilities.
  • Logistic regression identified significant risk factors including cognitive impairment and gender.
  • Chi-square test analysis was applied to assess age-specific prevalence across three older age groups.
  • Findings support policy efforts for tailored interventions to address ADL disability in aged populations.

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Oh et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/692b9da91d383f2b2a37a44ahttps://doi.org/10.17079/jkgn.2025.00318
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