Discordance between physician-rated health and an objective health measure among institutionalized older people.

Background: Although physician-rated health is emerging as a potentially useful variable in research, with implications in practice, it has not been analyzed. Moreover, one of its most important aspects, namely, concordance with patients' objective health state, has not been investigated. This study sought to measure concordance between physician-rated health and an objective health measure, and assess both measures' validity in predicting death.

Factors associated with falls among older adults living in institutions.

Background: Falls have enormous impact in older adults. Yet, there is insufficient evidence regarding the effectiveness of preventive interventions in this setting. The objectives were to measure the frequency of falls and associated factors among older people living institutions.

[Prevalence and main characteristics of urinary incontinence among institutionalized older people in Madrid (Spain)].

Introduction: Urinary incontinence (UI) has been poorly studied in Spanish nursing homes. The objective is to determine the prevalence and related factors of UI in institutionalized older people in Madrid, Spain.

Methods: A probabilistic sample of 754 subjects 65 years of age and older living in public and private institutions in Madrid was randomly selected through stratified cluster sampling.

Descriptive epidemiology of undetected depression in institutionalized older people.

Objective: To measure the prevalence and associated factors of undetected depression in institutionalized older people.

Design And Setting: Epidemiologic cross-sectional study in nursing homes and residential facilities.

Participants: A stratified cluster sample of residents 65 years of age and older living in institutions of Madrid (Spain).

Factors associated with self-rated health in older people living in institutions.

Background: Although self-rated health has been extensively studied in community older people, its determinants have seldom been investigated in institutional settings. We carried out a cross-sectional study to describe the physical, mental, and social factors associated with self-rated health in nursing homes and other geriatric facilities.

Methods: A representative sample of 800 subjects 65 years of age and older living in 19 public and 30 private institutions of Madrid was randomly selected through stratified cluster sampling.

[Health and functional status among elderly individuals living in nursing homes in Madrid].

Objectives: Epidemiologic studies on probabilistic samples of the institutionalized elderly in Spain are very scarce. The aim of this study was to describe the health and functional status of a population of older people living in nursing homes.

Subjects And Method: A cross-sectional epidemiologic study was carried out.

Chronic disease, functional status, and self-ascribed causes of disabilities among noninstitutionalized older people in Spain.

Background: A major component of disability is related to chronic disease, but the study of self-reported causes of disability could add new aspects in understanding this process. The main objective of this work was to determine the associations between chronic diseases and disability and to describe the pattern of self-reported causes of the disabilities present in older persons.

Methods: We carried out a survey in a probabilistic sample of people aged 65 and older of the city of Madrid.