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| Title |
Self-perceived health in functionally independent older people: associated factors
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| Published in |
BMC Geriatrics, March 2016
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12877-016-0239-9 |
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| Authors |
Mónica Machón, Itziar Vergara, Miren Dorronsoro, Kalliopi Vrotsou, Isabel Larrañaga |
| Abstract |
Self-perceived health (SPH) is a powerful indicator of the health status of elderly people. This issue has been widely studied in oldest populations considering altogether functionally independent and dependent individuals. The objective of this study was to describe SPH and to identify the main factors that have an impact on SPH in a sample of functionally independent community-dwelling older adults. For this cross-sectional study, face-to-face interviews were carried out with non-institutionalized functionally independent older individuals in a northern region of Spain. Participants were asked: "Overall, you would say that your health is excellent, very good, good, fair or poor?". SPH responses were grouped in two categories: good and poor. Binary logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with poor SPH. A sample of 634 individuals was studied, of whom 55 % were women. The mean age was 74.8 (SD 6.7) years. About 18 % of the respondents rated their health as poor. In the multivariate model adjusted for age and sex, reported poor health was significantly associated with polypharmacy (≥3 drugs per day) (OR: 5.76, 95 % CI: 3.60-9.18), the presence of sensory impairment (OR: 1.87, 95 % CI: 1.15-3.04), bad sleep quality (OR:1.82, 95 % CI: 1.02-3.28), a bad nutrition pattern (OR: 2.37, 95 % CI: 1.08-5.21), not engaging in cognitively stimulating activities (OR: 4.08, 95 % CI: 1.64-10.20), or group social activities (OR: 2.62, 95 % CI: 1.63-4.23). The study indicates that several health and social variables are strongly related to SPH in independent community-dwelling older adults. This finding highlights the need for thorough assessment of factors related to SPH in older independent adults, this being essential to develop health-related programmes for promoting active and healthy ageing and to delay the onset of dependence in this population. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 40% |
| Canada | 1 | 20% |
| Unknown | 2 | 40% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 40% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 40% |
| Scientists | 1 | 20% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 134 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 132 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 19 | 14% |
| Researcher | 18 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 17 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 14 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 9 | 7% |
| Other | 29 | 22% |
| Unknown | 28 | 21% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 29 | 22% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 21 | 16% |
| Social Sciences | 12 | 9% |
| Psychology | 9 | 7% |
| Sports and Recreations | 7 | 5% |
| Other | 21 | 16% |
| Unknown | 35 | 26% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 16 March 2016.
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#13,239,290
of 23,881,329 outputs
Outputs from BMC Geriatrics
#1,926
of 3,241 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#134,383
of 302,680 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Geriatrics
#25
of 49 outputs
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