Who Is Really at Risk of Institutionalization?

Shapiro, Evelyn; Tate, Robert B.

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“…Self-rated health also corresponds closely with general hospital care, old people's home care and physician visits of people aged 65 or over [9][10][11].…”

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Self-rated health, physician-rated health and associated factors among elderly men: the Finnish cohorts of the Seven Countries Study

et al. 1998

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Objectives: to study self-rated and physician-rated health, to analyse concordance of the two methods and to examine factors explaining differences between self-rated and physician-rated health. Design: population-based cross-sectional study. Setting: Finnish cohorts of the Seven Countries Study. Subjects: 470 men aged 70-89 years. Main outcome measures: self-administered questionnaire and clinical examination. Results: general health status estimated by doctors correlated weakly with self-rated health. The strongest determinants of self-rated health were depression (P< 0.0001), coronary heart disease (/ > =0.0112) and dysuria (P= 0.0238). Activity of daily living (P< 0.0001), age (P= 0.0001), coronary heart disease (P = 0.0005) and chronic lung disease (P-0.0064) were independently related to physician-rated health. Conclusion: the discrepancy found in ratings of health between physicians and the subjects themselves can be explained by different appreciation of ageing in the assessment of health status. After adjustment for medical conditions, age did not relate to self-perceived health, whereas there was a significant association between age and doctors' ratings. Depression and symptoms which explained self-ratings were not related to physicians' assessments.

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“…Self-rated health also corresponds closely with general hospital care, old people's home care and physician visits of people aged 65 or over [9][10][11].…”

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Self-rated health, physician-rated health and associated factors among elderly men: the Finnish cohorts of the Seven Countries Study

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“…Low institutionalization and mortality rates are related to better quality of life during older age. Recent studies have shown an association of certain social network variables (i.e., "social activities", "visits or talks with friends or relatives") with institutionalization and/or mortality of elderly people 3,18,34,35,38 . Those elderly people who participated in some kind of social activity and who visited or talked with friends or relatives decreased their risk of mortality by almost one-half, whereas living alone increased the likelihood of institutionalization.…”

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Cognitive deficit and depressive symptoms in a community group of elderly people: a preliminary study

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Since the number and proportion of old people increases worldwide, health professionals and systems should be made aware and prepared to deal with their problems. Cognitive deficit and symptoms of depression are commom among the elderly, and may occur in relation to various risk factors such as health conditions and psychosocial variables. In order to study cognitive deficit and the presence of signs and symptoms of depression, 62 elderly community subjects enrolled at a Community Health Unit in Porto Alegre, southern Brazil, were interviewed. They were evaluated by means of the Mini Mental State Exam, the Montgomery-Asberg Depression rating scale, and a questionnaire on health conditions, living arrangements and social variables. Higher levels of symptoms of depression were observed among subjects exposed to major risk factors for cerebrovascular diseases (diabetes and coronary disease), while impaired cognitive performance was seen among individuals who could not count on the presence of a confidant (social network variable). The results suggest that the early identification of major risk groups among old people can help to prevent institutionalization and keep individuals in the community.Depression, epidemiology. Cognitive disorders, epidemiology. Aged.

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“…Déjà en 1990, on avait constaté l'incapacité des instances publiques à subvenir aux besoins des proches aidants (Garant et Bolduc, 1990). Selon les évaluations réalisées par la Commission des affaires sociales en octobre 2002, il manquait 611 M$ pour répondre aux besoins en services à domicile (Coalition Solidarité Santé, 2004 (McCoy et al, 1981;MSSS, 1995;Shapiro et al, 1988;Viens, 1988;Wan et al, 1981), mettent également en évidence l'importance de la famille dans la prestation de soins. Ces études démontrent que les personnes qui vivent seules, sans parent à proximité, sont plus susceptibles de faire appel aux services formels et à l'hébergement institutionnel et ce, à un niveau d'incapacité moins grave que celles qui ont un enfant en mesure de les aider.…”

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“…Pourtant, certaines études démontrent que la charge affective s'avère souvent plus significative que le fardeau de la tâche elle-même dans l'apparition du stress, de la fatigue ou de l'épuisement (Braithwaite, 1996;Lewis et Meredith, 1988 1981;Shapiro et Tate, 1988;Viens, 1988;Wan et Weissert, 1981). À ce sujet, Houde (1998) souligne que plus les réseaux d'aide informelle sont engagés auprès des parents âgés, moins le réseau formel fournira des services.…”

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Self-rated health, physician-rated health and associated factors among elderly men: the Finnish cohorts of the Seven Countries Study

Self-rated health, physician-rated health and associated factors among elderly men: the Finnish cohorts of the Seven Countries Study

Cognitive deficit and depressive symptoms in a community group of elderly people: a preliminary study

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