Study Shows Increase in Disabilities for Baby Boomers Age 60 to 69

posted on Nov 16 by Stacy in the Disability News category

In a UCLA study funded by the National Institute on Aging, researchers found that the age group from 60 to 69 showed an increase in several disabilities over time in contrast to those between 70 and 79 and those 80 and over who saw no significant increases and in some cases actually showed fewer disabilities. Researches believe that this trend may in part be due to a change in racial and ethnic makeup of the group.

Teresa Seeman, UCLA professor of medicine and epidemiology and the study’s principle investigator, is quoted as saying: “if this trend continues unchecked, it will put increasing pressure on our society to take care of these disabled individuals. This would put more of a burden on the health care system to address the higher levels of these problems.”

The study is scheduled to be published in the January 2010 issue of the American Journal of Public Health.