Gender-Specific Predictors of Institutionalisation in the Elderly - Results of the Leipzig Longitudinal Study of the Aged (LEILA 75+).
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Gender-Specific Predictors of Institutionalisation in the Elderly - Results of the Leipzig Longitudinal Study of the Aged (LEILA 75+). / Luppa, Melanie; Gentzsch, Katrin; Angermeyer, Matthias C; Weyerer, Siegfried; König, Hans-Helmut; Riedel-Heller, Steffi G.
In: PSYCHIAT PRAX, Vol. 38, No. 4, 4, 2011, p. 185-189.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Gender-Specific Predictors of Institutionalisation in the Elderly - Results of the Leipzig Longitudinal Study of the Aged (LEILA 75+).
AU - Luppa, Melanie
AU - Gentzsch, Katrin
AU - Angermeyer, Matthias C
AU - Weyerer, Siegfried
AU - König, Hans-Helmut
AU - Riedel-Heller, Steffi G
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - OBJECTIVE Especially given the different socialization and life conditions of men and women, it could not be assumed that factors leading to nursing home admission (NHA) can be equally applied to both genders. We aimed to determine gender-specific predictors of NHA. METHODS Data were derived from the Leipzig Longitudinal Study of the Aged, a population-based study of individuals aged 75 years and older. 1,058 older adults were interviewed six times on average every 1.4 years. Sociodemographic, clinical, and psychometric variables were obtained. Cox proportional hazards regression was used to determine predictors of NHA. RESULTS 10.3 % of men and 19.5 % of women (p <0.001) were admitted to nursing home during the study period. The mean time to nursing home was 7.2 years for men and 6.8 years for women. Characteristics associated with a shorter time to NHA were increased age for men and women; cognitive impairment, poor self-rated health status, and less than two specialist's visits in the preceding 12 months for women, and being unmarried, moderate educational status, and hospitalization in the preceding 12 months were predictors of NHA for men. CONCLUSIONS Gender differences in prediction of NHA do actually exist. The inclusion of gender-specific factors in design and application of interventions to support individuals at home and delay or prevent NHA appears to be warranted.
AB - OBJECTIVE Especially given the different socialization and life conditions of men and women, it could not be assumed that factors leading to nursing home admission (NHA) can be equally applied to both genders. We aimed to determine gender-specific predictors of NHA. METHODS Data were derived from the Leipzig Longitudinal Study of the Aged, a population-based study of individuals aged 75 years and older. 1,058 older adults were interviewed six times on average every 1.4 years. Sociodemographic, clinical, and psychometric variables were obtained. Cox proportional hazards regression was used to determine predictors of NHA. RESULTS 10.3 % of men and 19.5 % of women (p <0.001) were admitted to nursing home during the study period. The mean time to nursing home was 7.2 years for men and 6.8 years for women. Characteristics associated with a shorter time to NHA were increased age for men and women; cognitive impairment, poor self-rated health status, and less than two specialist's visits in the preceding 12 months for women, and being unmarried, moderate educational status, and hospitalization in the preceding 12 months were predictors of NHA for men. CONCLUSIONS Gender differences in prediction of NHA do actually exist. The inclusion of gender-specific factors in design and application of interventions to support individuals at home and delay or prevent NHA appears to be warranted.
M3 - SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz
VL - 38
SP - 185
EP - 189
JO - PSYCHIAT PRAX
JF - PSYCHIAT PRAX
SN - 0303-4259
IS - 4
M1 - 4
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