Schroll M, Steen B, Berg S, Heikkinen E, Viidik A
Geriatrisk afdeling HL, Kommunehospitalet, København.
Dan Med Bull. 1993 Nov;40(5):618-24.
The aim of this cross-national study was to describe and compare differences in functional capacity of 75-year old people in three Nordic urban localities. As the life-expectancy at the age of 75 differs between the Nordic countries, there is reason to look for similar differences in functional capacity, taking differences in socio-demography, lifestyle, living conditions and health into consideration. In 1989-1991, 400 75-year-old men and women were selected to represent 75-year-olds in a Danish, Finnish and Swedish city. They participated in examinations which focused on functional capacity and health, where identical questionnaires, tests, and equipment were employed. The methods employed were developed from the experience gathered during previous studies of epidemiology of ageing in Glostrup, Gothenburg, and Jyväskylä. Functional capacity is the dependent variable multifactorially related to age, health, living conditions, and life style. The data collection was performed with participation rates in the interviews of 85% in Glostrup, 83% in Gothenburg, and 92% in Jyväskylä. The participation rates in the laboratory examinations were 76%, 67% and 77%, respectively. Examples of differences in socio-demographic background, lifestyle and measures of health and performance in the three localities are given. The Nordic study on physical, psychological and social capacity of 75-year-olds was performed with sufficiently standardised methods to allow a comparison of the results. Similar comprehensive cross-sectional comparative studies of the elderly people have not been performed earlier. Local and cross-national results will be published in each field separately and in combination.
这项跨国研究的目的是描述和比较北欧三个城市地区75岁老人的功能能力差异。由于北欧各国75岁老人的预期寿命有所不同，因此有理由在考虑社会人口统计学、生活方式、生活条件和健康差异的情况下，探寻功能能力方面的类似差异。1989年至1991年，选取了400名75岁的男性和女性，以代表丹麦、芬兰和瑞典三个城市的75岁老人。他们参与了侧重于功能能力和健康的检查，采用了相同的问卷、测试和设备。所采用的方法是根据此前在格罗斯特鲁普、哥德堡和于韦斯屈莱进行的老年流行病学研究积累的经验制定的。功能能力是一个因变量，与年龄、健康、生活条件和生活方式存在多因素关联。数据收集过程中，格罗斯特鲁普的访谈参与率为85%，哥德堡为83%，于韦斯屈莱为92%。实验室检查的参与率分别为76%、67%和77%。文中给出了三个地区在社会人口统计学背景、生活方式以及健康和表现指标方面的差异示例。关于75岁老人身体、心理和社会能力的北欧研究采用了足够标准化的方法，以便对结果进行比较。此前尚未开展过类似的针对老年人的全面横断面比较研究。局部和跨国研究结果将分别在各个领域单独发表，并进行综合发表。
