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[Classification of handicaps in elderly citizens].
1Institut für Sozialhygiene und Organisation des Gesundheitswesens Maxim Zetkin, Berlin.
Zeitschrift Fur Alternsforschung
|September 1, 1987
Summary
This study introduces a disability classification for older adults, using a functional assessment questionnaire to determine personal assistance needs. This helps identify housing and support service requirements for community-dwelling elderly individuals.
Area of Science:
- Gerontology
- Disability Studies
- Public Health
Context:
- The International Classification of Impairments, Disabilities and Handicaps (ICIDH) framework.
- Growing need for consistent disability assessment in aging populations.
- Challenges in classifying functional limitations in non-institutionalized elderly.
Purpose:
- To propose a novel disability classification scheme for older adults.
- To evaluate a questionnaire for assessing functional disability (mobility, self-care, housecare, mental state).
- To categorize elderly patients based on their need for personal assistance.
Summary:
- A classification scheme for elderly disability was developed using a functional assessment questionnaire.
- The scheme categorizes patients by "interval of need" for personal assistance.
- It identifies specific housing and support service needs for community-based elderly care.
Impact:
- Facilitates consistent patient classification for disability assessment.
- Informs social services planning and case decision-making for the elderly.
- Provides a foundation for developing future screening tools and criteria for elderly care.