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The socio-economic determinants of multimorbidity among the elderly population in Trinidad and Tobago.
La Foucade, Althea; Davis, Gershwin; Baboolal, Nelleen; Bethelmie, Don; Laptiste, Christine; Ali-Sisbane, Haleema; Theodore, Karl.
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  • La Foucade A; HEU, Centre for Health Economics, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, St. Augustine, Trinidad.
  • Davis G; The Department of Paraclinical Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex, St. Augustine, Trinidad.
  • Baboolal N; Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex, St. Augustine, Trinidad.
  • Bethelmie D; HEU, Centre for Health Economics, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, St. Augustine, Trinidad.
  • Laptiste C; HEU, Centre for Health Economics, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, St. Augustine, Trinidad.
  • Ali-Sisbane H; HEU, Centre for Health Economics, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, St. Augustine, Trinidad.
  • Theodore K; HEU, Centre for Health Economics, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, St. Augustine, Trinidad.
PLoS One ; 15(9): e0237307, 2020.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32915825
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of multimorbidity and investigate the socioeconomic factors that are associated with multimorbidity among persons 70 years and older in Trinidad and Tobago. DESIGN AND METHODS: The data were obtained from a nationally representative comprehensive cross-sectional survey conducted in 2014 among elderly persons in the targeted age group. The prevalence of multimorbidity among the elderly population was estimated. A logit model was utilized to determine the socioeconomic characteristics that are associated with multimorbidity in the elderly. RESULTS: The results of the study show that multimorbidity in the elderly population is strongly associated with age, ethnicity, lower education, smoking history, no physical activity and being female. An interesting finding is that elderly persons in the richest quintile are in general, more prone to multimorbidity. CONCLUSION: The findings suggest that interventions to reduce multimorbidity among the elderly population must encourage greater levels of physical activity, provide education on the risk factors of multimorbidity, and discourage smoking.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Expectativa de Vida / Escolaridade / Renda Tipo de estudo: Health_economic_evaluation / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Aspecto: Determinantes_sociais_saude / Equity_inequality / Patient_preference Limite: Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male País/Região como assunto: Caribe ingles / Trinidad y tobago Idioma: En Revista: PLoS One Assunto da revista: CIENCIA / MEDICINA Ano de publicação: 2020 Tipo de documento: Article País de publicação: Estados Unidos
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Expectativa de Vida / Escolaridade / Renda Tipo de estudo: Health_economic_evaluation / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Aspecto: Determinantes_sociais_saude / Equity_inequality / Patient_preference Limite: Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male País/Região como assunto: Caribe ingles / Trinidad y tobago Idioma: En Revista: PLoS One Assunto da revista: CIENCIA / MEDICINA Ano de publicação: 2020 Tipo de documento: Article País de publicação: Estados Unidos