1982
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.pu.03.050182.000415
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Defining the Health Problems of the Elderly

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“…Our purpose is not to suggest that researchers are consciously avoiding the elderly, and we recognize the many difficulties inherent in studying elderly subjects 9,18,19 . The multiple diseases, disabilities, and polypharmacy that characterize the health status of many older people complicate research methodology with many potentially confounding variables.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Our purpose is not to suggest that researchers are consciously avoiding the elderly, and we recognize the many difficulties inherent in studying elderly subjects 9,18,19 . The multiple diseases, disabilities, and polypharmacy that characterize the health status of many older people complicate research methodology with many potentially confounding variables.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Seventy percent of the U.S. elderly rate their health as "good" (Soldo 1980;Verbrugge 1984), and these self-ratings correlate well with physician assessments and with survival rates (Ouslander & Beck 1982;Shanas & Maddox 1985). Fewer elderly people on Niue rate their health as highly, about one-half (48%) of the survey respondents describing their health status as "good."…”
Section: International Comparisonmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…Studies have shown that older peoples' and physicians' rating of health status are similar (Ouslander & Beck 1982;Wilson & Netting 1987). There is no reason to assume that ratings by Niuean elderly will be less accurate than selfreports by other older people.…”
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“…Data from the National Nursing Home Survey show primary diagnoses of 185.1 per 1000 for those 65-74 years for mental disorders not including senility or related symptoms (Ouslander and Beck, 1982). In addition, very high percentages of the institutionalized elderly have major functional limitations which are likely to have MH sequelae (Somers, 1978).…”
Section: The Use Of Social Networkmentioning
confidence: 99%