Title: Disability and functional status among elderly people: cross-national comparisons.

POPLINE Document Number: 161781

Author(s):

Heikkinen E
Jokela J
Jylha M

Source citation:

In: Health and mortality among elderly populations, edited by Graziella Caselli and Alan D. Lopez. Oxford, England, Clarendon Press, 1996. :202-20.

Abstract:

The epidemiology of functional abilities and disabilities of elderly people living in urban areas of various countries around the world is described. Data are from four WHO surveys carried out between 1979 and 1986. Differences in the level of functional ability are analyzed by sex as well as culture. (ANNOTATION)

Keywords:

Global
Disabled Persons and Disabilities
Older Adults
Sex Factors
Cultural Background
Cross-Cultural Comparisons
Population Characteristics
Demographic Factors
Population
Adults
Age Factors
Comparative Studies
Studies
Research Methodology