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© 1984 Oxford University Press

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A HEALTH SURVEY OF THE VERY AGED IN TAMPERE, FINLAND

MATTI HAAVISTO, Senior Physician, ULLA GEIGER, Senior Physician, KARI MATTILA, Senior Lecturer In General Practice and SULO RAJALA, Senior Physician

Tampere City Hospital Parantolankatu 6, SF-33500 Tampere 50, Finland
University of Tampere Box 607, SF-33101 Tampere 10, Finland
Tampere City Hospital Parantolankatu 6, SF-33500 Tampere 50, Finland

The population aged 85 years or over (n = 674) living in Tampere, Finland, was surveyed in 1977–78. Altogether, 561 persons (83%)—99 men and 462 women—were examined. The study comprised questionnaire, medical examination, laboratory tests, ECG and chest X-ray examination. Of the subjects, 24% were hospitalized, 22% were in old people's homes and 54% lived at home. The most common symptoms were aches and pains (24%), vertigo (22%), defective vision (15%) and defective hearing (12%). Congestive heart failure (49%), dementia or confusional state (28%) and urinary tract infection (22%) were the most common diseases.


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