Health, function and survival of a cohort of very old Canadians: Results from the second wave of the Canadian Study of Health and Aging
Health, function and survival of a cohort of very old Canadians: Results from the second wave of the Canadian Study of Health and Aging
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DOI：
10.1007/bf03404524
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发表时间：
1999-09-01
影响因子：
4.3
通讯作者：
Ebly, EM
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作者：
Hogan, DB;Fung, TS;Ebly, EM
85 岁及以上 (85+) 的老年人是加拿大人口中增长最快的群体。需要有关该群体健康状况的纵向数据。我们使用加拿大健康与老龄化研究中收集的数据来研究一大批 85 岁以上加拿大人 (n=1799) 的健康状况在五年内如何变化。到后续评估时，60.1%的人已经死亡，F组最初形成时居住在社区的人中有33.9%已被送进收容机构。大多数（79.2％）的社区幸存者认为他们的健康状况保持不变或有所改善，尽管超过三分之二（67.9％）的人报告他们的功能能力下降。探讨了良好和不良结果的潜在预测因素。虽然疾病预防、健康促进和环境改造可能会减少这些与年龄相关的发现对个人和社会的影响，但针对老年人的医疗保健规划应考虑这些数据。
Seniors 85 years of age and older (85+) makeup the fastest-growing segment of the Canadian population. There is a need for longitudinal data on the health status of this group. We used data collected as part of the Canadian Study of Health and Aging to examine how health status changed over five years in a large (n=1799) cohort of Canadians 85+. By the time of the follow-up assessment, 60.1% had died and 33.9% of those who had been residing in the community when the F-cohort was initially formed had been institutionalized. Most (79.2%) of the community survivors felt that their health had stayed the same or improved, even though over two thirds (67.9%) reported a decline in their functional abilities. Potential predictors of both good and adverse outcomes were explored. While disease prevention, health promotion and environmental modifications may decrease the personal and societal impacts of these age-associated findings, health care planning for the very old should take these data into account.