Reporting heterogeneity in self-assessed health among elderly Europeans pptx
Reporting heterogeneity in self-assessed health among elderly Europeans pptx
... Thus, in particular mental
effects drive the reporting heterogeneity. Concerning
cut-point and index shifts, both indices enable us to
incorporate proxies of true health. As both proxies are
varying ... Milcent C: Income-Related Reporting Heterogeneity in
Self-Assessed Health: Evidence from France. Health Econ 2006,
15 9:965–981.
10. van Doorslaer E, Jones AM: Inequalities i...
Tài liệu Self-Perception of Health among Elderly Community Dwellers in Singapore docx
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Self-Perception of Health Among the Elderly K M Chan et al
Self-Perception of Health among Elderly Community Dwellers in Singapore
K M Chan,*FAMS, MBBS, M Med (Int Med), W S Pang,**FAMS, M Med (Int Med), ... Road, Singapore 159964.
Introduction
The single most important determinant of the quality
of an elderly person’s life is health. In the elderly, health
matters...
Gender inequality in health among elderly people in a combined framework of socioeconomic position, family characteristics and social support doc
... combining the following five items: having a shower
and/or a bath, having hot running water, having central or dispersed
heating, having an elevator, and having a washing machine. The resulting
variable, ... patterns depending on the health indicator analysed, as well as the
differences in factors associated with each of them point out the importance
of examining different health indicator...
Dry mouth and its effects on the oral health of elderly people pptx
... pilo-
carpine
25,26
and
cevimeline,
27,28
for the
treatment of xero-
stomia and salivary
hypofunction. These
drugs are effective in
increasing secretions
and diminishing
xerostomic complaints
in patients ... XEROSTOMIA
The first step in treating patients with xero-
stomia is establishing a diagnosis. This fre-
quently involves a multidisciplinary team of
health care practitioners amo...
Trajectory Patterns of Self-Rated Health among the Elderly in Taiwan: A Comparison across Ethnicity pptx
... attainment (years of
schooling) is also fundamental in reflecting an individual's childhood social
class circumstances, shaping health behaviors (such as smoking), and
increasing self-efficacy and ... time-dependent covariates. If older people do incorporate health
changes into their health ratings, self-rated health should remain a
significant predictor in these models. Inde...
Oral Health Status among Elderly Hill Tribe Villagers in Mae Sot, Thailand pot
...
mountainsides, living in rural remote areas, and
have limited access to health services.
The oral health status of elderly people has
been gaining more importance in both developing
and ...
significant health problem facing these hill tribe
villagers, oral health was generally perceived to
be of lower importance than physical health.
According to a study among the...
Sibship Size and Health Outcomes in Later Life among the Mexican Elderly pptx
... Previous studies
indicate that liquidity constraints may be important in determining educational attainment. If the
resource dilution/liquidity constraint is also important in explaining the relationship ... 2006
Abstract
This paper investigates whether the number of siblings is associated with health outcomes in the
elderly population, using the Mexican Health and Aging Study (...
Historical and current predictors of self-reported health status among elderly persons in Barbados pot
... Survey on
Aging, Health and Wellbeing, 2000: Washing-
ton, D.C.: Pan American Health Organization;
2003.
23. Litwin H. Social network type and health sta-
tus in a national sample of elderly Israelis. ... as determinants of health status among the elderly in the Caribbean nation of Barbados,
in order to help develop timely public health interventions for that population....
Tài liệu RSeeselafrc-ha asrtisclee ssed health among Thai elderly docx
... of daily lining (ADLs) (eating, getting dressed,
bathing/going to the toilet, and sitting) and five instru-
mental activities of daily living (IADLs) (ability to carry
things weighing 5 kgs, ... major determinants
of self-assessed health of the elderly population of Spain
[21]. Psychosocial symptoms are the third important
determinant of self-assessed poor health among Thai
elder...
Tài liệu The Role of Nutrition in Maintaining Health in the Nation’s Elderly: Evaluating Coverage of Nutrition Services for the Medicare Population ppt
... improving
lipid profiles and thereby preventing or delaying CVD in the elderly.
Furthermore, numerous professional organizations including the Ameri-
100 NUTRITION AND HEALTH IN THE NATION’S ELDERLY
can ... gastrointestinal tumor; having heart failure; having re-
curring cough attacks; feeling tired, worn out, or exhausted; loss of teeth
or having poor dentition; getting little or n...