Global quality of life modifies terminal change in physical functioning among older adult women. | Vanderbilt Center for Clinical Cardiovascular Outcomes Research and Trials Evaluation

Shrira A, Zaslavsky O, LaCroix AZ, Seguin R, Post S, Tindle H, Hingle M, Woods N, Cochrane B, Garcia L, Schnall E, Rillamas-Sun E, Palgi Y. Global quality of life modifies terminal change in physical functioning among older adult women. Age and ageing. 2015 May;44(44). 520-4. PMID: 25380594 [PubMed] PMCID: PMC4411222

Abstract

the factors that moderate decline in physical functioning as death approaches are understudied. This study aimed to assess death-related decline in global quality of life (QoL) and physical functioning and to test whether baseline QoL moderates terminal decline in physical functioning.