Bester F C, Weich D J, Albertyn E W
Department of Internal Medicine, University of the Orange Free State, Bloemfontein.
S Afr Med J. 1992 Aug;82(2):110-3.
A community-based epidemiological study was undertaken to determine the health profile of the elderly black population in the Orange Free State. Four hundred elderly blacks were randomly selected from 10 towns. Questionnaires on past and present illnesses, socio-economic circumstances (including formal education) and daily activities were completed. Most of the elderly blacks received a state old-age pension and 15.3% were still economically active. We found that 63% of the subjects were illiterate and that 31% did not live with their children. Inability to perform any of six activities was found in 3.2%. In view of the high number of elderly persons living alone, we feel that the development of support services should receive urgent attention.
开展了一项基于社区的流行病学研究，以确定奥兰治自由邦老年黑人人口的健康状况。从10个城镇中随机抽取了400名老年黑人。完成了关于既往和当前疾病、社会经济状况（包括正规教育）以及日常活动的问卷调查。大多数老年黑人领取国家养老金，15.3%的人仍在从事经济活动。我们发现，63%的受试者是文盲，31%的人没有与子女同住。3.2%的人无法进行六项活动中的任何一项。鉴于独居老年人数量众多，我们认为应紧急关注支持服务的发展。
