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- Karlsson, Staffan, 1959-, et al.
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Elderly receiving informal and formal care or formal care only with regard to functional ability and complaints : Book of Abstracts
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Ingår i: 12th Biennial Conference of the Workgroup of European Nurse Researchers – Nursing Research, Nursing's <contribution for Health of European Citizens. ; , s. 88-88
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Besides the professional health and elderly care also provision of informal care is extensive to elderly. The aim was to describe and compare elderly people living at home and in special accommodation receiving informal and formal care or formal care only, with regard to functional ability and health complaints. Data was drawn from elderly people living in the southern part of Sweden (n=1963). Data covered the ”ADL-staircase” (Hulter-Asberg 1989) to measure Activity in Daily Living and cognitive functional ability (Berger 1980).Elderly living in special accommodation were older (mean age 85) than those living at home (mean age 82, p <0,001) and more often women (71 % and 66 % respectively, p <0,015). Informal care with regard to PADL and IADL were more common among those living at home than in special accommodation (PADL 24 % and 3 %, p <0,001; concerning IADL 64 % and 11 %, p <0,001). Mostly children gave informal help in IADL and the spouse in PADL, 33 % and 14 % respectively. Elderly at home with informal and formal care had significantly higher extent of walking problems, urinary incontinence and slow healing wounds than those with only formal care (p <0,043 and <0,001). Having informal care at home was associated with dependence for shopping food, transportation, and activities in social life, but also with urinary incontinence. Formal care only at home was associated with dependency in cleaning and bathing as well as faeces incontinence.
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- Karlsson, Staffan, 1959-, et al.
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Older peoples care consumption from municipalities, County Council (CC), and informal care
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Ingår i: Advanced health sciences of tomorrow. ; , s. 22-22
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Objectives: The aim was to investigate care consumption in CC, municipalities and informal care for people 65+, make comparisons between age groups, and with regard to housing and informal care.Methods: The study design was cross-sectional. Data was drawn from elderly (n=1958) living in four municipalities in the southern part of Sweden and having municipal care. Data were collected regarding demography, functional abilities, and professional and informal care, and was linked to the CC administrative register including hospital care and outpatient care during year 2001.Results: 49 % got care in special accommodation (SA). The oldest (85+) had more help in PADL from home service care than the youngest elderly (65-74) but less visits/month by nurses in home nursing care compared to the youngest elderly. Primary health care visits were more frequent among the oldest, and visit to psychiatry and specialist care was more frequent among the youngest elderly. The frequency of help in IADL from spouse was lower in the oldest group. More elderly in SA had contact with primary health care by physician, compared to elderly at home. Outpatient specialist care and hospital care were more frequent among elderly living at home in contrast to SA.Conclusion: Elderly (65+) is not a homogenous group with regard to care consumption. The youngest elderly consumes more of specialised care while the oldest consumes more of primary health care. In the same way persons living at home has a higher consumption of specialised care than those living in SA. If those differences are due to marginalisation of the oldest old or due to characteristics addressed to SA remains to be explained.
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