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Portuguese older people's self-perception of their (in)dependency : a cross sectional study
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Brandão, Maria, Sousa, Liliana, Philp, Ian and Cardoso, Margarida (2015) Portuguese older people's self-perception of their (in)dependency : a cross sectional study. Journal of Aging and Innovation, 4 (1). pp. 3-17. ISSN 2182-6951.
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Abstract
Introduction: The perception of (in)dependency of elderly is fundamental because it can help adjusting social and health policies, institutions and the allocation of material and human resources. This study aims to examine older Portuguese persons’ self-perceptions on their (in)dependency, considering different settings.
Materials and Methods: Participants were selected from the most common available community settings for older people (homes for the aged, day care centres, home support services, hospital units, senior universities and primary care services). The sample comprises 477 older people aged ≥ 65 years. The instrument EASYcare was applied.
Results: Only the setting and age were found to be associated significantly (p<0.001) with the dependence score. For a given setting, for each 10 years increase in the age of the elders on average the dependence score value is expected to duplicate (2.38, 95%CI 2.03 to 2.77). After adjusting for age, on average dependency was higher in the hospital continuity of care unit (30.3 out of 100), followed by the hospital internal medicine unit, homes for the aged, home help services, primary care services, hospital pain units, day care centres and senior universities (between 17.6 and 2.5 out of 100).
Conclusion: Results of this study suggest that settings are predictive of older people’s levels of dependence, and what should be taking into
consideration when planning health services and social support.
Keywords: Elderly; Needs Assessment; Self-perception; Activities of Daily Living.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Alternative Title: | Percecao das pessoas idosas Portuguesas sobre a sua (in)dependencia : um estudo transversal | ||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
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Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Aging and Innovation | ||||
Publisher: | Associacao Amigos da Grande Idade Inovacao e Desenvolvimento | ||||
ISSN: | 2182-6951 | ||||
Official Date: | March 2015 | ||||
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Volume: | 4 | ||||
Number: | 1 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 3-17 | ||||
Status: | Not Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||
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