Rural-urban comparisons of age and health at the time of nursing home admission

作     者：Duncan, RP Coward, RT Gilbert, GH 

作者机构：UNIV FLORIDAHLTH SCI CTRDEPT HLTH SERV ADMPOB 100195GAINESVILLEFL 32610 USA 

出 版 物：《JOURNAL OF RURAL HEALTH》 (农村卫生杂志)

年 卷 期：1997年第13卷第2期

页      面：118-125页

核心收录：

学科分类：12[管理学] 1204[管理学-公共管理] 120402[管理学-社会医学与卫生事业管理(可授管理学、医学学位)] 1004[医学-公共卫生与预防医学(可授医学、理学学位)] 10[医学] 

基　　金：NIA NIH HHS [AG09649] Funding Source: Medline 

主　　题：日常生活活动 年龄因素 佛罗里达/流行病学 老年人身心健康评价 医护疗养所/利用 病人入院/统计学和数值数据 农村卫生/统计学和数值数据 城市卫生/统计学和数值数据 老年人 老年人 80以上 女(雌)性 人类 男(雄)性 

摘      要：This study re-examines the contention that rural elders admitted to nursing homes are younger and healthier than their counterparts who enter urban facilities. The analysis uses interview data gathered in both urban and rural nursing homes. Residents were interviewed at or near the time of admission regarding their health and circumstances immediately prior to entering the nursing home. The findings indicate few and modest differences between urban and rural residents. In those instances where differences are observed, there is ambiguity-some measures indicate lower health status in the case of rural residents, while others suggest that urban residents are more likely to report health impairments. The divergence of these findings from earlier research may be due to differences in the study populations, measurement differences, or, more likely, that policies and processes have changed over time.