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© 1997 Oxford University Press

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Health status and disability among elderly people in three UK districts

RONAN A. LYONS, PETER CROME1, STEPHEN MONAGHAN, DAN KILLALEA2 and JOHN A. DALEY3

Department of Public Health Medicine, lechyd Morgannwg Health 41 High Street Swansea SAI ILT, UK
1Department of Geriatric Medicine, Keele University Keele, UK
2Department of Communicable Diseases, Dudley Health Dudley, UK
3Dudley Priority NHS Trust Dudley, UK

Address correspondence to: R. Lyons. Fax: (+44) 1792 655364

AIM:: to obtain population data on health status and disability of elderly people which may help in planning and maintaining services and be used as comparators for research.

METHOD:: random samples of people aged 70 and over were interviewed in their own homes in West Glamorgan, Dudley and North Staffordshire. The interviews included standardized assessments of health status (SF-36), disability (Barthel index) and cognitive function (Abbreviated Mental Test).

RESULTS:: 1608 interviews were completed. Response rates varied between 66 and 84%. Age and sex adjusted scores for five of the eight parameters of the SF-36 and the Barthel score differed significantly between districts.

CONCLUSIONS:: local studies are required to provide appropriate normative data for each area. In the absence of such studies, the data in this paper are the best currently available.

Keywords: Barthel score, elderly population, mental test score, SF-36

Received November 1, 1996;
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