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Profile of disability in elderly people
— estimates from a longitudinal population study | | Author(s) | David Melzer, Brenda McWilliams, Carol Brayne |
| Corporate Author | Cognitive Function and Ageing Study, Medical Research Council - MRC; Resource Implications Study Group, Cognitive Function and Ageing Study, Medical Research Council - MRC |
| Journal title | British Medical Journal, vol 318, no 7191, 24 April 1999 |
| Pages | pp 1108-1111 |
| Keywords | Cognitive impairment ; Physical disabilities ; Services ; Longitudinal surveys ; Cambridgeshire ; Newcastle upon Tyne ; Nottingham ; Oxford. |
| Annotation | Accurate national estimates of the numbers of cognitively impaired and physically disabled older people, subdivided by a range of sociodemographic, dependency, care receipt and survival variables are needed to support debate on the form and funding of health and welfare programmes. The Medical Research Council's Cognitive Function and Ageing Study (MRC CFAS) and resource implications substudy ((RIS) based on 10,377 over 65s in Cambridgeshire, Newcastle, Nottingham, and Oxford provide a basis for contemporary estimates. 11% of men and 19% of women were disabled (giving an estimated total of 1.3 million for England and Wales). 38% of these were aged 85 and over, and a similar percentage were cognitively impaired, many of whom need institutional care or intensive home support. Formal community services were the only source of support for 29% of physically disabled older people, and 23% of those with combined disability in the community. During the 2 year follow-up, 43% of disabled people were admitted to acute hospitals. This makes a strong case for long term care arrangements that encourage co-operation with acute care, including preventing the need for admission and improving arrangements for rehabilitation. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-990527001 A |
| Classmark | E4: BN: I: 3J: 8C: 86A: 8NTF: 8OC * |
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