[EN] In the last three decades, disability and dependence in old age have become major political and socialissues. The World Health Organization and the scientific community have made strenuous efforts toreach a global consensus and to unify concepts and classifications; statistical institutions focus on thecreation of sources to enable the study of disability, and society is looking for a healthier aging pro-cess, better environment, and appropriate health policies. Spain has followed the pace of this globalmovement. The National Statistics Institute has conducted three major surveys on disability and depen-dency (1986, 1999 and 2008). Analysis of their objectives, methodologies, frameworks and applicationson the one hand, and data related...
7 pages, 3 figures.[Background and aims] Forecasting functional status in elderly populations is unc...
Background: Sense of Coherence (SOC) is defined as a tendency to perceive life experiences as compre...
BACKGROUND: Population aging is closely related to high prevalence of chronic conditions in develope...
ResumenEn las últimas tres décadas, la discapacidad y la dependencia en las personas mayores ha adqu...
This paper examines socioeconomic determinants of disability for the Spanish population aged 65 to 8...
This paper analyzes two possible determinants of disability, birth cohort and socioeconomic status, ...
Background: Though poorly known, relationships between disability, need of help (dependency) and use...
Malalties cròniques; Demència; Avaluació de la discapacitatEnfermedades crónicas; Demencia; Evaluaci...
The definition of the word disability is controversial, due to his complexity and multidimensionalit...
To know the prevalence, associated factors and temporal trends of disabilities for basic and instrum...
Background: The prevalence and predictors of functional status and disability of elderly people have...
AbstractObjectivesThe International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) advoc...
This paper analyzes two possible determinants of disability, birth cohort and socioeconomic status, ...
In a health context dependency is defined as lack of autonomy in performing basic activities of dai...
ResumenLa capacidad de vivir de forma autónoma constituye un objetivo prioritario de salud pública e...
7 pages, 3 figures.[Background and aims] Forecasting functional status in elderly populations is unc...
Background: Sense of Coherence (SOC) is defined as a tendency to perceive life experiences as compre...
BACKGROUND: Population aging is closely related to high prevalence of chronic conditions in develope...
ResumenEn las últimas tres décadas, la discapacidad y la dependencia en las personas mayores ha adqu...
This paper examines socioeconomic determinants of disability for the Spanish population aged 65 to 8...
This paper analyzes two possible determinants of disability, birth cohort and socioeconomic status, ...
Background: Though poorly known, relationships between disability, need of help (dependency) and use...
Malalties cròniques; Demència; Avaluació de la discapacitatEnfermedades crónicas; Demencia; Evaluaci...
The definition of the word disability is controversial, due to his complexity and multidimensionalit...
To know the prevalence, associated factors and temporal trends of disabilities for basic and instrum...
Background: The prevalence and predictors of functional status and disability of elderly people have...
AbstractObjectivesThe International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) advoc...
This paper analyzes two possible determinants of disability, birth cohort and socioeconomic status, ...
In a health context dependency is defined as lack of autonomy in performing basic activities of dai...
ResumenLa capacidad de vivir de forma autónoma constituye un objetivo prioritario de salud pública e...
7 pages, 3 figures.[Background and aims] Forecasting functional status in elderly populations is unc...
Background: Sense of Coherence (SOC) is defined as a tendency to perceive life experiences as compre...
BACKGROUND: Population aging is closely related to high prevalence of chronic conditions in develope...