Ivan R Molton, Alexandra L Terrill, Amanda E Smith, Kathryn M Yorkston, Kevin N Alschuler, Dawn M Ehde, Mark P Jensen
OBJECTIVES: To test a conceptual model of secondary health conditions, age, and function in persons aging with long-term physical disabilities. METHODS: Surveys were collected from 1,862 adults with spinal cord injury, neuromuscular disease, multiple sclerosis, or post-polio syndrome. Structural equation modeling was used to build a model describing relationships among physical and psychosocial secondary health conditions, pain, functional impairments, chronic medical conditions, and age...
April 2014: Journal of Aging and Health