Research BMJ 2024; 384 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2023-077764 Cite this as: BMJ 2024;384:e077764 Linked Editorial Maintaining independence in older adults Thomas F Crocker, associate professor1, Joie Ensor, associate professor2 3, Natalie Lam, research fellow1, Magda Jordão, research fellow1, Ram Bajpai, lecturer in biostatistics3, Matthew Bond, medical statistics research assistant3, Anne Forster, professor of ageing and stroke research1, Richard D Riley, professor of biostatistics2 3,...