Poster Session
Issue Date: November 01, 2018
Published Online: November 12, 2018
Updated: November 12, 2018
Cross-National Disability Comparison Among Older Adults Living in the United States, Mexico, and South Korea Using Rasch Analysis
Ickpyo Hong, PhD, OTR/L; Mandi Sonnenfeld, MOT, OTR/L
Author Affiliations
  • University of Texas Medical Branch
  • University of Texas Medical Branch
Article Information
Assessment Development and Testing / Geriatrics/Productive Aging / Rehabilitation, Participation, and Disability / Health Services Research and Education
Poster Session   |   November 01, 2018
Cross-National Disability Comparison Among Older Adults Living in the United States, Mexico, and South Korea Using Rasch Analysis
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, November 2018, Vol. 72, 7211510171. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2018.72S1-PO3061
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, November 2018, Vol. 72, 7211510171. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2018.72S1-PO3061
Abstract

Date Presented 4/19/2018

This cross-national disability study of older adults living in the United States, Mexico, and South Korea revealed that Korean older adults have a higher level of disability status. Findings inform a unique global view of disability levels and reveal future research directions for aging populations.

Primary Author and Speaker: Ickpyo Hong

Additional Authors and Speakers: Mandi L. Sonnenfeld