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Oral Health Assessment by Lay Personnel for Older Adults
Published on: February 2, 2020
[The self-assessment of health condition among elderly people]
Grazyna Franek1, Marianna Cabaj, Zofia Nowak
1Zakładu Pielegniarstwa Srodowiskowego Slaskiej Akademii Medycznej, Katowicach. pielrodz@slam.katowice.pl
Abstract:
The self-assessment of health condition among elderly people can be a prognosis of their real health condition. According to many gerontologists the definitely negative self-assessment of the health condition can even be a portent of early death. The poll was conducted among 515 people who were 65 years old (and older) and were living in two quarters of Katowice-Sródmieście (Centre) and Bogucice. The results of the research allowed us to describe the profile of people who assessed their health condition as good or very good. They were mainly people living in Bogucice, people with no diseases stated, rather men than women and rather people with a university degree than people with a basic level of education.
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