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| Accelerated dysfunction among the very oldest-old in nursing homes | | Author(s) | Brant E Fries, John N Morris, Kimberly A Skarupski |
| Journal title | Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medicals Sciences, vol 55A, no 6, June 2000 |
| Pages | pp M336-M341 |
| Keywords | Cognitive impairment ; Ill health ; Nursing homes ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The over 65 population is often analysed in three categories: young-old (65-74), middle-old (75-84) and oldest old (85+). This may blind heterogeneity within the oldest category. New, large data sets allow examination of the very oldest old (e.g. aged 95+) and contrasts with those who are younger. The authors determined the annual change of prevalence of physical and cognitive function, and of disease problems in the old to the very oldest-old, using data from existing Resident Assessment Instrument records from nursing homes in seven US states during 1992-1994. They used data from 193,467 residents aged 80 or older, including 6,556 aged 100 or older. They compared prevalence, by age, of physical and cognitive function, disease, problem behaviour, mood disturbance, restraint use, falls, weight loss, eating less, body mass index (BMI), chewing and swallowing problems, incontinence (bowel and bladder), catheter use, and selected diagnoses. Prevalence of all measures of physical and cognitive dysfunction increased most rapidly with each year of age among the very oldest old, with change accelerating most from 95 to 100 years of age. Such changes are less pronounced or not seen in measures of disease prevalence. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000719216 A |
| Classmark | E4: CH: LHB: 7T |
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