Age- and sex-stratified prevalence of physical disabilities and handicap in the general population.

peer reviewed ; BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Our aim was to provide age- and sex-stratified prevalence estimates of physical disabilities and handicap in the general Belgian population. METHODS: A cross-sectional and demographically representative health interview survey was conducted nationwide in Belgium in 1997. The 8836 persons aged 15 years and over who answered the health interview were included in this study. Seventeen items from the survey encompassing main activities of daily living (ADL) and confining were analyzed. To provide prevalence estimates as detailed as possible, neither aggregation... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Ethgen, Olivier
Gillain, Daniel
Gillet, Pierre
Gosset, Christiane
Jousten, Alain
Reginster, Jean-Yves
Dokumenttyp: journal article
Erscheinungsdatum: 2004
Verlag/Hrsg.: Editrice Kurtis SRL
Schlagwörter: Activities of Daily Living / Adolescent / Adult / Age Factors / Aged / 80 and over / Aging/physiology / Belgium/epidemiology / Cross-Sectional Studies / Disabled Persons/statistics & numerical data / Female / Health Surveys / Humans / Male / Middle Aged / Sex Factors / Human health sciences / Public health / health care sciences & services / Sciences de la santé humaine / Santé publique / services médicaux & soins de santé
Sprache: Englisch
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Link(s) : https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/40376