Medical, environmental and personal factors of disability in the elderly in Spain: A screening survey based on the International Classification of Functioning

Gaceta Sanitaria

Volumn 25, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2011, Pages 29-38

  Virués Ortega, Javier ^a,b   De Pedro Cuesta, Jesús ^a,b   Del Barrio, Jose Luis ^b   Almazan Isla, Javier ^b   Bergareche, Alberto ^c   Bermejo Pareja, Felix ^d   Fernández Mayoralas, Gloria ^e   García, Francisco Jose ^f   Garre Olmo, Josep ^g   Gascon Bayarri, Jordi ^h   Mahillo, Ignacio ^b   Martínez Martín, Pablo ^a,b   Mateos, Raimundo ^g   Rodríguez, Fernanda ⁱ   Rojo Pérez, Fermina ^e   Avellanal, Fuencisla ^b   Saz, Pedro ^j   Seijo Martínez, Manuel ^k  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN BIOMÉDICA EN RED SOBRE ENFERMEDADES NEURODEGENERATIVAS CIBERNED   (Spain)

^b CARLOS III INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL DONOSTIA   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

^e INSTITUTO DE HISTORIA   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^g Dementia Unit   (Spain)

^h HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

ⁱ HOSPITAL GENERAL DE SEGOVIA   (Spain)

^j UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^k Hospital do Salnes   (Spain)

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Author keywords

Aged; Chronic diseases; Dementia; Disability evaluation; International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health; Prevalence; Spain

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; COMMUNITY CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; DISABLED PERSON; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPAIN; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPAIN; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84856478896     PISSN: 02139111     EISSN: 15781283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaceta.2011.07.021     Document Type: Article

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