Mortality in the elderly - A 3-year follow-up of an elderly communitysample
Knut Engedal
Bok Engelsk 1996
| Utgitt | 1996
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| Omfang | Side 467- 471
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| Opplysninger | A simple random sample of 334 persons aged 75+ years living in theirown homes was initially examined in 1984/1985 and reexamined by thesame physician 3 years later. The assessment included measures ofmental and physical health, social integration, functional capacity,use of drugs and use of tobacco and alcohol. Mortality was recordedin the following 3 years. The mortality rate was increased amongdemented and depressed elderly and persons suffering from stroke orcancer. Increased mortality was also seen among subjects with hearingimpairment, poor mobility and poor social integration, and in usersof neuroleptics, digitalis and tobacco. A stepwise logisticregression analysis identified dementia, cancer, male sex and hearingimpairments as explanatory variables for death. The study concludesthat several factors may predict mortality in the elderly, especiallyin persons of 75 years and over. When compared with other studies,the most consistent predictors of death in elderly persons aredementia, depression and poor social integration.
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