Epidemiological, Demographic, and Social Correlates of Disability among the Elderly

摘要: The magnitude and quality of the problem disability for United States elderly population was analyzed in a series projections. An analysis impact on this is more difficult than other disabled groups because previously, both popular scientific literature, there assumption that prevalence severity natural consequence aging process. Such perspective has implications not only initiatives to improve health functional states but also perception level disability, handicaps associated with it, types services are appropriately provided. This image emergence frailty age now challenged by number studies. extreme heterogeneity status even oldest-old (those aged 85 over) evidence impairment among must be evaluated an individual basis. There increasing physiological processes generating subject intervention and, some cases, may partly reversed function regained. Recent research begun identify risk factors such explicate mechanisms these so effective interventions can developed. Whatever introduced, demographic will cause large increases elderly. national whose depend upon degree which broadly defined needs or met. We considered levels. In terms basic self-care bathing toileting reported as currently "unmet" considerable degree. most serious deficiencies relative basis were physical equipment changes built environment. All contribute general assessment size, structure, population. It clear no single response suffice given problems. Thus, multidimensional approach involving private sector state federal programs, their coordination, needed develop adequate responses problem.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)