کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
1903079 1534438 2014 9 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
The heterogeneous health latent classes of elderly people and their socio-demographic characteristics in Taiwan
ترجمه فارسی عنوان
طبقات پنهان سلامت ناهمگون سالمندان و ویژگی های اجتماعی و دموگرافی آنها در تایوان
کلمات کلیدی
ناهمگونی، تجزیه و تحلیل کلاس خوش آمدید، مراقبت های بهداشتی، خصوصیات اجتماعی-دموگرافیک، مسن، تایوان
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری بیوشیمی، ژنتیک و زیست شناسی مولکولی سالمندی
چکیده انگلیسی

The health care needs of elderly people were influenced by their heterogeneity. This study aimed to identify the health latent classes of elderly people by using latent class analysis to deal with heterogeneity and examine their socio-demographic characteristics. Data came from the 2005 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) in Taiwan. In total, 2449 elderly individuals with available health indicators were examined in latent class analysis (LCA), and 2217 elderly community-dwellings with complete socio-demographic data were analyzed by multinomial logistic regression. Four health latent classes were identified which included 1066 (43.5%) people in the High Comorbidity (HC), 152 (6.2%) in the Functional Impairment (FI), 252 (10.3%) in the Frail (FR), and 979 (40.0%) in the Relatively Healthy (RH) group. Multinomial logistic regressions revealed socio-demographic characteristics among health classes. The variables associated with an increased likelihood of being in the FR group were age, female, and living with families. They were also correlated to ethnicity and educations. Apart from age and gender, the Functional Impairment group was less likely to be ethnicity of Hakka, more likely to live with others than were the RH group. The HC group tended to be younger, with higher educations, and more likely to live in urban area than the Functional Impairment group. The correlations between health classes and socio-demographic factors were discussed. The health status of elderly people includes a variety of health indicators. A person-centered approach is critical to identify the health heterogeneity of elderly people and manage their care needs by targeting differential aging.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics - Volume 58, Issue 2, March–April 2014, Pages 205–213
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