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Associations of perceived poor societal treatment among the oldest-old.
Knuutila, M; Lehti, T E; Karppinen, H; Kautiainen, H; Strandberg, T E; Pitkala, K H.
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  • Knuutila M; Social Services and Health Care, City of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland. Electronic address: mia.knuutila@helsinki.fi.
  • Lehti TE; Social Services and Health Care, City of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
  • Karppinen H; Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
  • Kautiainen H; Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
  • Strandberg TE; Clinics of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
  • Pitkala KH; Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Unit of Primary Health Care, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
Arch Gerontol Geriatr ; 93: 104318, 2021.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33310658
BACKGROUND: Previous studies of perceived ageism among older people have focused on younger age groups with the respondents' mean age far below 80. OBJECTIVE: To explore the perceptions of poor societal treatment of older people among home-dwelling people aged 75-100+ and how their perceptions are associated with demographic characteristics, health, functioning, and wellbeing. METHODS: In the Helsinki Aging Study, a random sample of 2,917 home-dwelling people aged 75-104 received a postal questionnaire inquiring about their health, wellbeing and experiences. The response rate was 74%. We asked: 'How in your opinion are older people treated in Finland?' (well/moderately/poorly) and categorized the respondents according to their responses. A multivariable forward stepwise ordered logistic regression model was used to determine the independent associations of the variables on the ordinal level of perceptions of treatment. RESULTS: Of the participants, 1,653 responded to the index item. Of these, only 13% thought that older people are treated well in society, and 66% and 21% were of the opinion that older people are treated moderately or poorly in society, respectively. Perceived poor societal treatment was more common among women, the younger respondents, and those with lower incomes, as well as family caregivers and those with lower self-rated health and lower psychological wellbeing. Those who were able to walk outside unassisted and those with a regular hobby perceived poor societal treatment more often. CONCLUSIONS: Several demographic factors, self-rated health, psychological wellbeing and better functioning were associated with perceptions of poor treatment among the oldest-old.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Ageísmo Tipo de estudio: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: Arch Gerontol Geriatr Año: 2021 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Países Bajos
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Ageísmo Tipo de estudio: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: Arch Gerontol Geriatr Año: 2021 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Países Bajos