Kraus A S, Spasoff R A, Beattie E J, Holden D E, Lawson J S, Rodenburg M, Woodcock G M
Can Med Assoc J. 1977 May 7;116(9):1007-9.
Little information is available on the health status of persons 85 years or over. Recent United States data indicate that 20% of individuals 85 years of age or over reside in nursing and personal care homes and that among these institutional residents 31% are bedfast, 11% are chairfast and 71% manifest evidence of senility. An investigation into the health of persons 85 years of age or over in two Ontario counties revealed that 39% resided in long-stay institutions, and that one of the main differences between old people living independently in the community and those in institutions was the higher proportion of the latter needing help with the activities of daily living and showing mental disorientation. Of those individuals 85 years of age or over in institutions for 1 year, 26% acknowledged often feeling depressed and 18% acknowledged often wishing they were dead, but these tendencies were not more frequent in those 85 years of age or over than in those 65 to 84 years of age. These findings have implications for service and research needs and attitudes towards death.
关于85岁及以上人群的健康状况，目前可获取的信息较少。美国近期的数据表明，85岁及以上的人群中有20%居住在疗养院和个人护理院，在这些机构中的居民里，31%长期卧床，11%长期坐在椅子上，71%有衰老迹象。对安大略省两个县85岁及以上人群健康状况的一项调查显示，39%居住在长期护理机构，而独立生活在社区中的老年人与机构中的老年人之间的主要差异之一是，后者在日常生活活动中需要帮助以及表现出精神错乱的比例更高。在机构中居住1年的85岁及以上人群中，26%承认经常感到沮丧，18%承认经常希望自己死去，但这些倾向在85岁及以上人群中并不比在65至84岁人群中更频繁。这些发现对服务、研究需求以及对死亡的态度都有影响。
