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Profile of disability in elderly people: estimates from a longitudinal population study
- Authors:
- MELZER David, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Medical Journal, 24.4.99, 1999, pp.1108-1111.
- Publisher:
- British Medical Association
Reports on a study estimating the numbers of cognitively impaired and physically disabled elderly people in England and Wales, subdivided by a range of sociodemographic, dependency, care recipient, and survival variables. Results found that very elderly people and those with cognitive impairment make up a large population of those in need of long term care. A large proportion of disabled elderly still live outside institutions and depend on formal services as well as informal caregivers. The research also found that the disabled elderly also use acute hospitals extensively, underlining the interrelations between acute and long term care.