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Health risks and factors associated with functional disability and institutionalization in elderly Hong Kong.

by Yuen Yiu Keung. / Includes questionaire in Chinese. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1993. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 165-172). / "LIST OF CONTENTS, TABLES AND FIGURES" --- p.4 / ABSTRACT --- p.10 / Chapter CHAPTER 1 --- Introduction --- p.13 / Chapter CHAPTER 2 --- Method --- p.23 / Chapter I. --- Research Design --- p.23 / Chapter II. --- Sampling Procedure and Sample Size --- p.23 / Chapter 1. --- Sample Sources --- p.23 / Chapter 2. --- Sampling Procedure --- p.24 / Chapter III. --- Data Collection --- p.28 / Chapter 1. --- Questionnaire Construction --- p.28 / Chapter 2. --- Pilot Study --- p.29 / Chapter 3. --- Content of Questionnaire --- p.29 / Chapter 4. --- Training of Interviewers --- p.31 / Chapter 5. --- Collection of Data --- p.32 / Chapter 6. --- Validity and Reliability --- p.33 / Chapter IV. --- Data Analysis --- p.33 / Chapter CHAPTER 3 --- The Sociodemographic and Health Profiles of the Hong Kong Old-OLD --- p.35 / Chapter 3.1 --- Age and Sex Distribution of the Respondents --- p.35 / Chapter 3.2 --- "Marital Status, Working Status and Education" --- p.36 / Chapter 3.3 --- Income and Accommodation --- p.39 / Chapter 3.3.1. --- Sources of Income and Major Source of Income --- p.39 / Chapter 3.3.2. --- Personal Monthly Income --- p.41 / Chapter 3.3.3. --- Type of Residence --- p.42 / Chapter 3.3.4. --- Household Composition --- p.44 / Chapter 3.4 --- Mental Function --- p.45 / Chapter 3.4.1. --- Mental Status --- p.45 / Chapter 3.4.2. --- Geriatric Depression Scale --- p.47 / Chapter 3.5 --- Functional Disability --- p.49 / Chapter 3.6 --- Physical Health --- p.53 / Chapter 3.6.1. --- Self-Perceived Health --- p.53 / Chapter 3.6.2. --- Chronic Disease --- p.54 / Chapter 3.7 --- Physical Impairment --- p.57 / Chapter 3.7.1 --- Sensory Perception Problem --- p.57 / Chapter 3.7.2 --- Skeletal Problems --- p.61 / Chapter 3.8 --- Cardio-vascular Complaints --- p.65 / Chapter 3.9 --- Respiratory Problems --- p.67 / Chapter 3.10 --- Drug Taking --- p.69 / Chapter 3.11 --- Health Habits --- p.73 / Chapter 3.12 --- Use of Health Services --- p.77 / Chapter CHAPTER 4 / Chapter I.) --- Factors Associated With Functional Dependence --- p.80 / Chapter 4.1 --- Sociodemographic profile by Barthel Index --- p.80 / Chapter 4.1.1. --- "Differences in Age, Sex, Marital Status and Educational Levels" --- p.80 / Chapter 4.1.2. --- "Differences in major income, total monthly income, and household composition" --- p.82 / Chapter 4.2 --- Mental Health Status by Barthel ADL Index --- p.84 / Chapter 4.3 --- Physical Health by Barthel ADL Index --- p.85 / Chapter 4.4 --- Physical Impairment by Barthel Index --- p.87 / Chapter 4.5 --- Drugs Taking by Barthel Index --- p.89 / Chapter 4.6 --- Health Habits by Barthel Index --- p.90 / Chapter 4.7 --- Use of Health Services by Barthel Index --- p.92 / Chapter II.) --- Findings of Risk Factors for Disability --- p.94 / Chapter 4.8 --- Sociodemographic Factors --- p.94 / Chapter 4.9 --- Mental Health --- p.98 / Chapter 4.10 --- Health Status --- p.99 / Chapter 4.11 --- Physical Impairment --- p.101 / Chapter 4.12 --- Drug --- p.104 / Chapter 4.13 --- Health Service --- p.105 / Chapter 4.14 --- Final Regression Model --- p.106 / Chapter CHAPTER 5 / Chapter I.) --- Factors Associated with Institutionalization --- p.109 / Chapter 5.1 --- Sociodemographic profile by Residential Types --- p.109 / Chapter 5.1.1.) --- "Age, Sex, Marital Status and Educational Levels" --- p.109 / Chapter 5.1.2.) --- Major Income and Total Monthly Income --- p.111 / Chapter 5.2 --- Mental Health Status by Residential Types --- p.113 / Chapter 5.3 --- Severity of Functional Disability --- p.114 / Chapter 5.4 --- Physical Health --- p.116 / Chapter 5.5 --- Differences in Physical Impairment --- p.118 / Chapter 5.6 --- Drugs Taking --- p.121 / Chapter 5.7 --- Differences in Health Habits --- p.122 / Chapter 5.8 --- Difference in Use of Health Services --- p.124 / Chapter II.) --- Findings of Risk Factors for Institutionalization --- p.126 / Chapter 5.9.1 --- Sociodemographic Factors --- p.126 / Chapter 5.10 --- Mental Health --- p.128 / Chapter 5.11 --- Physical Dependence --- p.129 / Chapter 5.12 --- Health Status --- p.131 / Chapter 5.13 --- "Physical Impairment Sensory Perception, Skeletal, Cardiac and Respiratory Problems" --- p.133 / Chapter 5.14 --- Drug --- p.136 / Chapter 5.15 --- Health Service --- p.137 / Chapter 5.16 --- Final Regression Model --- p.138 / Chapter CHAPTER 6 --- Limitations of this study --- p.140 / Chapter CHAPTER 7 --- Discussion and Conclusion --- p.151 / Chapter I.) --- Discussion --- p.151 / Chapter II.) --- Conclusion --- p.164 / REFERENCE --- p.165 / LIST OF RESEARCH ASSISTANTS AND INTERVIEWERS --- p.173 / Chapter APPENDIX --- The Questionnaire Used at the Home Interviews / English Version / Chinese Version

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_319252
Date January 1993
ContributorsYuen, Yiu Keung., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Clinical and Pathological Sciences.
PublisherChinese University of Hong Kong
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, 173, 36, 25 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
RightsUse of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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