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| A case control study of the risks for institutionalization of elderly people in Nova Scotia | | Author(s) | Katherine Glazebrook, Kenneth Rockwood, Paul Stolee |
| Journal title | Canadian Journal on Aging, vol 13, no 1, Spring 1994 |
| Pages | pp 104-117 |
| Keywords | At risk ; Admission ; Nursing homes ; Care homes ; Canada. |
| Annotation | Few studies of older people's risks of institutionalisation have had fully specified models using multivariate analysis, and several studies have examined highly selected populations, making their generalisability uncertain. The authors set out to examine the risks of institutionalisation in older people in Nova Scotia. A case controlled study, executed as part of the Canadian Study of Health and Aging examined 108 incident institutional cases and 533 community-dwelling controls, using a standardised assessment interview conducted by trained interviewers. Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that advancing age, presence of dementia, functional impairment, poor self-rated health, recent hospital admission, and absence of a caregiver were important risks for entry into long term care. Institutions providing long-term care for older people need to be able to look after populations with a high prevalence of dementia and functional impairment. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-970821228 A |
| Classmark | CA3: QKH: LHB: KW: 7S |
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