@Article{Dziechciaż2017,
journal="Medical Studies/Studia Medyczne",
issn="1899-1874",
volume="33",
number="2",
year="2017",
title="The need for home-based geriatric care and physical, mental, and social functioning of seniors of over 65 years of age",
abstract=" Introduction:   The increased percentage of seniors observed within society establishes new challenges for healthcare systems.   Aim of the research : To estimate the need for geriatric, home-based care for people over 65 years of age living in rural areas, in the context of physical, mental, and social functioning.   Material and methods:   The research methods included the diagnostic poll method and direct observation. The following research tools were used: Barthel Index, Lawton Index, Abbreviated Mental Test Score by Hodkinson, Geriatric Depression Scale Short Form, and an authorial interview questionnaire. The criterion for home-based geriatric care was to be declared as a geriatric patient. The research was carried out among 504 people in the ages of 66 to 94 years (average: 77.41 years).   Results:   For home-based geriatric care, significantly more women than men were qualified (p < 0.01). The average age of respondents qualified for home-based geriatric care was higher than the age of other test subjects (p < 0.001). Subjects qualified for home-based geriatric care were more often widowed (p < 0.001) with incomplete primary education (p < 0.001) and substantially were living alone (p < 0.05). Among the people qualified for home-based geriatric care there were more multi-diseases, worsened agility to perform basic and complex daily life activities, and worsened cognitive and emotional performance (p < 0.001) than with other test subjects.   Conclusions : For home-based geriatric care, a third of seniors living in rural areas were qualified. The need for home-based geriatric care was determined by suffering from multi-diseases, having functional, emotional, and cognitive disorders, progressing age, being female, having low education, and being widowed.",
author="Dziechciaż, Małgorzata
and Wróblewska, Izabela M.
and Talarska, Dorota
and Chmielewski, Jarosław
and Filip, Rafał
and Szpringer, Monika",
pages="81--87",
doi="10.5114/ms.2017.68700",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/ms.2017.68700"
}