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Psychiatric morbidity and service use among elderly people
- Authors:
- BOWLING Ann, FARQUHAR Morag
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 11(3), September 1991, pp.275-297.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Results from three surveys of elderly people living in London and Essex are presented in relation to their use of health and social services. Level of functional ability and age were stronger predictors of use than psychiatric morbidity.
Living well into old age: three studies of health and well-being among older people in East London and Essex
- Authors:
- BOWLING Ann, GRUNDY Emily, FARQUHAR Morag
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 64p.,tables,diags.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report exploring the concept of 'successful ageing' and summarising the results of research conducted over a three year period with older people in Hackney and Braintree in Essex. Documents and analyses changes in physical and mental health, the ability to perform the tasks of daily living, and the use of social services and offers new evidence of the problems of old age, and the factors which can contribute to well-being.
Associations with changes in life satisfaction among three samples of elderly people living at home
- Authors:
- BOWLING Ann, FARQUHAR Morag, GRUNDY Emily
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 11(12), December 1996, pp.1077-1087.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Life satisfaction, measured using Neugarten's Life Satisfaction Scale was examined in three samples of elderly people in London and Essex at baseline and at follow-up 2 1/2 - 3 years later. The analysis reported here relate to changes in life satisfaction. The previously reported baseline analyses showed that poor health and functional ability were the strongest predictors of baseline life satisfaction. The results from the follow-up data presented here show that the most significant predictor of changes in life satisfaction at follow-up was baseline life satisfaction. While follow-up health and functional status, social network structure and activities explained the remainder of the explained variance, this was very little. The results are consistent with previous analyses of associations with changes in psychiatric morbidity (mainly depression) and highlight the importance of initiating early rehabilitation programmes.
Outcome of anxiety and depression at two and a half years after baseline interview: associations with changes in psychiatric morbidity among three samples of elderly people living at home
- Authors:
- BOWLING Ann, FARQUHAR Morag, GRUDY Emily
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 11(2), February 1996, pp.119-129.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Examines psychiatric morbidity, using the General Health Questionnaire, which detects mainly anxiety and depression. The results of the follow-up data show that the most significant predictor of changes in psychiatric morbidity at follow-up was baseline psychiatric status, followed by health status. The strength of the study is its longitudinal design and verification of the results in three samples of elderly people, including one very elderly group. The lack of consistent associations with recovery from psychiatric morbidity (eg depression) in the literature enhances the importance of studies which aim to identify factors associated with different outcomes.