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How's your health at home
— frail homebound patients reported health experience and outcomes | | Author(s) | Margaret J McGregor, Jay Slater, John Sloan |
| Journal title | Canadian Journal on Aging, vol 36, no 3, September 2017 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press, September 2017 |
| Pages | pp 273-285 |
| Source | http://cambridge.org/cjg |
| Keywords | Physical capacity ; Ill health ; Living in the community ; Housebound ; General practice ; Home care services ; Health [elderly] ; Attitude ; Canada. |
| Annotation | The present study used a web-based mixed methods survey known as HowsYourHealth _ Frail to explore the health of frail older adults aged 80 years and above enrolled in a home-based primary care programme in Vancouver, Canada. 60% of eligible respondents participated, representing over one quarter of all individuals receiving the service. Despite high levels of co-morbidity and functional dependence, 50% rated their health as good, very good or excellent. Adjusted odds ratios for positive self-rated health were 7.50, 95% CI [1.09, 51.81] and 4.85, 95% CI [1.02, 22.95] for absence of bothersome symptoms and being able to talk to family or friends respectively. Narrative responses to questions about end of life and living with illness were also described. Results suggest that greater focus on symptom management, and supporting social contact, may improve the health of frail older people. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-171006223 A |
| Classmark | BI: CH: K4: C6: L5: NH: CC: DP: 7S |
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