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| Community demographics, socio-economic and health status among older Australian residents of Japanese origin living in New South Wales, Australia | | Author(s) | Yuriko Watanabe, Kazuma Honda |
| Journal title | Australasian Journal on Ageing, vol 36, no 3, September 2017 |
| Publisher | Wiley, September 2017 |
| Pages | pp 238-242 |
| Source | http://www.wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/ajag |
| Keywords | Socio-economic groups [elderly] ; Demography ; Health [elderly] ; Physical capacity ; Ill health ; Ethnic groups [elderly] ; Japan ; Australia. |
| Annotation | This study aimed to describe demographic and socio-economic characteristics and to assess baseline health status and care needs among Japanese residents aged 60 years and over living in New South Wales, Australia. A postal questionnaire was used to survey older community-dwelling Japanese residents recruited from a number of different sources. 82 residents responded to the questionnaire (mean age: 70.5 years, range 60_85), and 56 (68.3%) were female. The respondents appeared to be socio-economically comfortable. While 63.4% of respondents noticed reduced strength and balance, and 45% had at least one chronic medical condition, the majority did not require help with personal care or domestic chores. However there were respondents who were considered at risk of subsequent development of major mobility limitations. Overall the respondents in the study demonstrated good function. There may be a role for interventional programmes aimed at maintaining functional independence. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-171027215 A |
| Classmark | F:T4: S8: CC: BI: CH: F:TK: 7DT: 7YA |
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