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2019-12-11Zeitschriftenartikel DOI: 10.25646/6226
Limitations in activities of daily living in old age in Germany and the EU – Results from the European Health Interview Survey (EHIS) 2
dc.contributor.authorRobert Koch-Institut
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-14T10:18:11Z
dc.date.available2019-08-14T10:18:11Z
dc.date.issued2019-12-11none
dc.identifier.urihttp://edoc.rki.de/176904/6247
dc.description.abstractThe health status of older people in Germany can be compared with the health of older people in other European Union (EU) Member States using data on the distribution of limitations in activities of daily living. This concept covers basic limitations in activities of daily living (ADL) such as eating, as well as limitations in instrumental activities of daily living (iADL) such as shopping and managing finances. The second wave of the European Health Interview Survey (EHIS 2) collected data on five ADLs and seven iADLs for people aged 65 or above. An ADL or iADL limitation was defined if a participant reported at least a lot of difficulty in at least one ADL or iADL, respectively. On average, 8.4% of the EU population reported an ADL limitation, with 25.2% reporting an iADL limitation. However, prevalences vary widely between EU Member States and are lower in Germany than the EU average (ADL limitation 6.3%, iADL limitation 14.0%). In general, women, people aged 75 or above, and lower education groups have a higher prevalence of ADL and iADL limitations.eng
dc.language.isoengnone
dc.publisherRobert Koch-Institut
dc.rights(CC BY 4.0) Namensnennung 4.0 Internationalger
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectActivities of daily livingeng
dc.subjectGeneral population
dc.subjectAge
dc.subjectEuropean comparison
dc.subject.ddc610 Medizin und Gesundheitnone
dc.titleLimitations in activities of daily living in old age in Germany and the EU – Results from the European Health Interview Survey (EHIS) 2none
dc.typearticle
dc.identifier.urnurn:nbn:de:kobv:0257-176904/6247-3
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.25646/6226
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionnone
local.edoc.container-titleJournal of Health Monitoringnone
local.edoc.type-nameZeitschriftenartikel
local.edoc.container-typeperiodical
local.edoc.container-type-nameZeitschrift
local.edoc.container-urlhttps://www.rki.de/EN/Content/Health_Monitoring/JoHM_en/JoHM_en_node.htmlnone
local.edoc.container-volume4none
local.edoc.container-issue4none
local.edoc.container-reportyear2019none
local.edoc.container-periodicalpart-creatorRobert Koch-Institutnone
local.edoc.container-firstpage48none
local.edoc.container-lastpage56none
local.edoc.rki-departmentEpidemiologie und Gesundheitsmonitoringnone
dc.description.versionPeer Reviewednone

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