Abstract
Older adults with diabetes are at risk for impairments in activities of daily living (ADL) performance. Home health (HH) services help patients regain their ability to perform ADLs following hospitalization, but there may be disparities in ADL improvement. We aimed to identify factors associated with change in ADL performance from the start of HH care to discharge in HH patients with diabetes age ≥65. This secondary analysis used Outcome and Assessment Information Set-D data collected by a HH agency. The sample (n = 1350) had a mean age of 76.3 (SD 7.3). Black/African American race and bowel incontinence/ostomy were associated with less ADL improvement. The following factors were associated with greater ADL improvement: having a caregiver who needed training/support, surgical wounds, pain that interfered with activity, confusion, and better scores in prior functioning. Overall, most patients improved their ADL performance while receiving HH care, but there are disparities that should be addressed.
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