Prevalence, characteristics, and acute care utilization of disabled older adults with an absence of help for activities of daily living: Findings from a nationally representative survey

Highlights • No help for ADL was reported in 16.6% of disabled older adults. • Disabled older adults reporting an absence of help were more likely to be female. • No help for ADL disability was associated with a greater burden of acute care utilization than those without disability.

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Published in:Archives of gerontology and geriatrics 2016-11, Vol.67, p.28-33
Main Authors: Wang, Hui-Hsuan, Shyu, Yea-Ing Lotus, Chang, Hsing-Yi, Bai, Yuh-Bin, Stanaway, Fiona, Lin, Jen-Der, Li, Chia-Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Absence help
Activities of Daily Living
Acute care utilization
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cognitive Dysfunction - epidemiology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Depression - epidemiology
Disability
Disabled Persons - statistics & numerical data
Emergency Service, Hospital - statistics & numerical data
Female
Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Internal Medicine
Male
Marital Status - statistics & numerical data
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Sex Factors
Stroke - epidemiology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Taiwan
Taiwan - epidemiology
Urinary Incontinence - epidemiology
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Summary:Highlights • No help for ADL was reported in 16.6% of disabled older adults. • Disabled older adults reporting an absence of help were more likely to be female. • No help for ADL disability was associated with a greater burden of acute care utilization than those without disability.
ISSN:0167-4943
1872-6976
DOI:10.1016/j.archger.2016.06.007