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Longitudinal study on the elderly population of a little town near Turin: preliminary results
C Macchione1, E Tamietti, M Santoro
1Geriatric Division, University of Turin, Saint Louis Hospital, I-10043 Orbassano, (Torino), Italy.
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A longitudinal study on the over 65-year-old population (656 subjects) of a little town in the district of Turin (Italy) has started. A random sample of 200 people, stratified for sex and age, has been extracted and subdivided into age groups of 5 years. The first multidimensional geriatric assessment has already been carried out. We intend to reevaluate the sample every 2.5 years.
Preliminary Results:
general conditions are good in 72% of cases, fairly good in 23%, mediocre in 4%, and poor in 1%. There is no significant correlation between the number of diseases for single subjects and advancing age, while there is a progressive increase of drug uses with aging. By using activities of daily living (ADL) scale, 73% of people are completely self-sufficient; as the number of diseases for single subjects increases, the level of self sufficiency decreases. Cognitive impairment, tested by mini mental state examination (MMSE), is present to various extents in 28.3% of the population. It increases with advancing age and is not influenced by the number of pathologies.
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