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Assistance with Personal Care Activities Among the Old‐Old in Israel: A National Epidemiological Study by Adrian Walter‐Ginzburg; Jack M. Guralnik; Tzvia Blumstein; Jacob Gindin; Modan Baruch is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.

## OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this study were to (1) estimate rates of difficulty, need for assistance, and receipt of assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs) among the old‐old in Israel; (2) describe the living arrangements of the dependent old‐old; and (3) gain insight into the caregiving provided to the disabled members of this population. ## DESIGN: A random stratified sample of 1,820 subjects age 75 to 94 selected from the National Population Register (NPR), a complete listing of the Israeli population maintained by the Ministry of the Interior. The study sample consisted of Jews living in Israel on January 1, 1989, stratified by age (four 5‐year age groups: 75–79, 80–84, 85–89, 90–94), sex, and place of birth (Europe‐America, Middle East/North Africa, Israel). ## SETTING: National sample of old‐old Jewish Israelis. ## PARTICIPANTS: One thousand eight hundred twenty Israelis age 75 to 94 who were living in the community or in institutions at the time of the baseline interview. ## MEASUREMENTS: Participants' disability status was classified in terms of difficulty with, needing help with, and receiving help with any of five ADLs (washing/bathing, dressing, transferr

Author

Adrian Walter‐Ginzburg; Jack M. Guralnik; Tzvia Blumstein; Jacob Gindin; Modan Baruch

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; The American Geriatrics Society; Wiley (Blackwell Publishing); Blackwell Publishing Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 0002-8614)

Published

2001

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)