Impairment in Activities of Daily Living, Care Receipt, and Unmet Needs in a Middle-Aged and Older Rural South African Population: Findings From the HAALSI Study
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Harling, Guy; Payne, Collin; Davies, Justine; Gomez-Olive, F. Xavier; Kahn, Kathleen; Manderson, Lenore; Mateen, Farrah; Tollman, Stephen M.; Witham, Miles
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Objectives: The objective of this study is to analyze the degree to which care needs are met in an aging rural African population. Method: Using data from the Health and Aging in Africa: Longitudinal Study of an INDEPTH Community (HAALSI) baseline survey, which interviewed 5,059 adults aged older than 40 years in rural South Africa, we assessed the levels of limitations in activities of daily living (ADLs) and in unmet care for these ADLs, and evaluated their association with sociodemographic...[Show more]
dc.contributor.author | Harling, Guy | |
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dc.contributor.author | Payne, Collin | |
dc.contributor.author | Davies, Justine | |
dc.contributor.author | Gomez-Olive, F. Xavier | |
dc.contributor.author | Kahn, Kathleen | |
dc.contributor.author | Manderson, Lenore | |
dc.contributor.author | Mateen, Farrah | |
dc.contributor.author | Tollman, Stephen M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Witham, Miles | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-11-19T02:54:42Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-11-19T02:54:42Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0898-2643 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/186361 | |
dc.description.abstract | Objectives: The objective of this study is to analyze the degree to which care needs are met in an aging rural African population. Method: Using data from the Health and Aging in Africa: Longitudinal Study of an INDEPTH Community (HAALSI) baseline survey, which interviewed 5,059 adults aged older than 40 years in rural South Africa, we assessed the levels of limitations in activities of daily living (ADLs) and in unmet care for these ADLs, and evaluated their association with sociodemographic and health characteristics. Results: ADL impairment was reported by 12.2% of respondents, with the proportion increasing with age. Among those with ADL impairment, 23.9% reported an unmet need and 51.4% more a partially met need. Relatives provided help most often; formal care provision was rare. Unmet needs were more frequent among younger people and women, and were associated with physical and cognitive deficits, but not income or household size. Discussion: Unmet care needs in rural South Africa are often found among individuals less expected to require care. | |
dc.description.sponsorship | This work was supported by the National Institute on Aging at the National Institutes of Health (P01 AG041710), and is nested within the MRC/Wits Rural Public Health & Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt), supported by The Wellcome Trust (Grants 058893/Z/99/A; 069683/Z/02/Z; 085477/Z/08/Z; 085477/B/08/Z), the University of the Witwatersrand, and the South African Medical Research Council. | |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.language.iso | en_AU | |
dc.publisher | Sage Publications Inc | |
dc.rights | © 2019 The author(s) | |
dc.rights.uri | http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ | |
dc.source | Journal of Aging and Health | |
dc.subject | disability | |
dc.subject | gender | |
dc.subject | comorbidities | |
dc.subject | socioeconomic status | |
dc.title | Impairment in Activities of Daily Living, Care Receipt, and Unmet Needs in a Middle-Aged and Older Rural South African Population: Findings From the HAALSI Study | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
local.description.notes | Imported from ARIES | |
local.identifier.citationvolume | Online | |
dc.date.issued | 2019-01-02 | |
local.identifier.absfor | 111703 - Care for Disabled | |
local.identifier.absfor | 160305 - Population Trends and Policies | |
local.identifier.ariespublication | u3555277xPUB343 | |
local.publisher.url | https://journals.sagepub.com | |
local.type.status | Published Version | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Harling, Guy, University College | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Payne, Collin, College of Arts and Social Sciences, ANU | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Davies, Justine, University of the Witwatersrand | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Gomez-Olive, F. Xavier, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Kahn, Kathleen, University of the Witwatersrand | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Manderson, Lenore, University of Witwatersrand | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Mateen, Farrah, Harvard Medical School | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Tollman, Stephen M., University of the Witwatersrand | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Witham, Miles, University of the Witwatersrand | |
local.bibliographicCitation.issue | 5-6 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage | 1 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage | 27 | |
local.identifier.doi | 10.1177/0898264318821220 | |
dc.date.updated | 2022-02-27T07:18:25Z | |
local.identifier.scopusID | 2-s2.0-85059687842 | |
dcterms.accessRights | Open Access | |
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dc.rights.license | Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License | |
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