Stronger beliefs about control over outcomes are associated with better reported health, fewer and less severe symptoms, faster recovery from illness, and higher functional status [49] [52].
We found no statistically significant differences in change (12 month minus baseline) in functional status (P=0.180) or self rated health (P=0.832) between the intervention and control groups (table 3).
At the end of the follow-up period or at the time of their death, 28.1% of the patients were considered to have a disability leading to dependency, which is one of the essential criteria used to evaluate functional status (13).
RESULTS: Persons with more-regular eye examinations between 1994 and 1998 were less likely to have experienced a decline in vision or in functional status between 1994 and 1999.
*All percentage rates apply to the totality of cases N = 198 (1997) and N = 261 (2004) †It was only possible to assess the number of home care visits in 191 of 198 patients (1997) and in 241 of 261 patients (2004) The assessment of the functional status in 1997 shows that 69% were not totally mobile, 43% were mobile only with some support, and 23% were bedridden.
Rates of improvement were greater for patients in IC than UC in functional status (p=0.02), bothersomeness (p=0.002), and pain scores (p=0.001).
This study shows that many patients dying at home maintained relatively good functional status in the last three months of life until the last week before death, when functional status significantly deteriorated.
Patients with coexisting sarcopenic obesity had poorer functional status (p = 0.009) and overall survival (HR 4.2, 95 % CI 2.4 7.2, p < 0.0001).
Intelligent assistive technology such as activity cueing, autominders, televideo monitoring or a ComputerLinks network could assist in remote wellness checking, providing information and decision-support, and address distance caregiving needs to assess changes in health or functional status (Brennan et al 1995; Czaja et al 2001; Czaja and Rubert 2002; Morris and Lundell 2003; ETAC 2004).
However, conflicting results have been obtained on the functional status of heterotypic Cx40/Cx43 GJs.
There was a positive correlation between IL-6 and functional disability for each of the functional status measures (p =.0001), as well as a correlation between self-rated health and IL-6.
