Chen J, Wilkins R
Health Statistics Division, Statistics Canada, Ottawa.
Health Rep. 1998 Summer;10(1):39-50(ENG); 41-53(FRE).
This article examines social and economic differences in the prevalence of needs and unmet needs for health-related personal assistance among the household population aged 65 and older and the sources from which they received support.
The data are from the 1991 Health and Activity Limitation Survey (HALS).
All calculations were based on weighted data. Age-standardized percentages of people with needs and unmet needs for personal assistance were calculated by sex, marital status, living arrangements, education, and household income.
In 1991, 30% of seniors living in private households had some need for health-related personal assistance. Three-quarters of them required help only with instrumental activities of daily living (IADL); the remainder needed help with basic activities of daily living (ADL). The prevalence of need and unmet need was higher among women than men, was inversely related to household income and education, and was relatively high among formerly married seniors and those living alone. Household seniors were more likely to receive personal assistance from informal than formal sources, although this varied depending on their socioeconomic characteristics and the type of assistance they received.
本文研究了65岁及以上家庭人口中与健康相关的个人护理需求及未满足需求的患病率的社会和经济差异，以及他们获得支持的来源。
数据来自1991年健康与活动受限调查（HALS）。
所有计算均基于加权数据。按性别、婚姻状况、居住安排、教育程度和家庭收入计算了有个人护理需求和未满足需求者的年龄标准化百分比。
1991年，居住在私人家庭中的老年人中有30%对与健康相关的个人护理有某种需求。其中四分之三的人仅在日常生活工具性活动（IADL）方面需要帮助；其余的人在日常生活基本活动（ADL）方面需要帮助。需求和未满足需求的患病率女性高于男性，与家庭收入和教育程度呈负相关，在离异老年人和独居者中相对较高。家庭老年人从非正式来源获得个人护理的可能性高于正式来源，尽管这因他们的社会经济特征和所接受的护理类型而异。
