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Health Status, Living Arrangements, and Service Use at 100: Findings From the Oporto Centenarian Study

dc.contributor.authorRibeiro, Oscar
dc.contributor.authorAraújo, Lia
dc.contributor.authorTeixeira, Laetitia
dc.contributor.authorDuarte, Natália
dc.contributor.authorBrandão, Daniela
dc.contributor.authorMartin, Ignacio
dc.contributor.authorPaúl, Constança
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-17T10:48:06Z
dc.date.available2016-11-17T10:48:06Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractThis paper describes the sociodemographic characteristics, health status, and service use of centenarians living in the community and centenarians residing in an elder care facility/nursing home and examines their main differences. Participants were 140 centenarians from the population-based Oporto Centenarian Study (Mage = 101.2; SD = 1.6). Main findings revealed that the majority of the centenarians lived at home with their family members (57.9%). Increased health care needs, living alone, and family caregiving constraints were the most common reasons for entering a nursing home. Community-dwelling centenarians were cared for mostly by their children and were less dependent and in better cognitive health than those who resided in a nursing home. Differences were found in the pattern of health service use according to the centenarians' residence, ability to pay medical expenses, and dependency level. Findings highlight the need for an accurate assessment of caregiving support systems, particularly family intergenerational duties, and of the factors constraining the access and use of health and social services. Policy makers may be guided by the insights gained from this research and work toward improvement of support options and removal of barriers to service access.pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/08959420.2016.1165582pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.19/3443
dc.language.isootherpt_PT
dc.subjectCaregivingpt_PT
dc.subjectservice usept_PT
dc.subjectcentenarianspt_PT
dc.subjecthealth statuspt_PT
dc.titleHealth Status, Living Arrangements, and Service Use at 100: Findings From the Oporto Centenarian Studypt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage164pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue3pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage148pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleJournal of Aging and Social Policypt_PT
oaire.citation.volume28pt_PT
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person.givenNameLia
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