One Snapshot of Health Misses the Point. The Direction You're Heading Matters More
This study suggests tracking changes in function over time reveals more than a single check-up.
Canadian researchers tracked physical and mental function in over 300,000 older adults getting care at home. People whose function was improving did better than people who started off healthier but were sliding downhill. Those with middling function at the start ended up in long-term care more often (48%) than those who started low but improved (38%). Memory and thinking problems were the strongest warning sign for a bad path.
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