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dc.contributor.author | El-Hayeck, Rita | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Boulos, Christa | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Sahyoun, Francois | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Bassil, Nazem | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Jalloul, Salam | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Beainy, Chawkat | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Baddoura, Rafic | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-08-02T09:02:07Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2022-08-02T09:02:07Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2016-01-01 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 00239852 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | https://scholarhub.balamand.edu.lb/handle/uob/5961 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Medical conditions and dependency levels of the elderly in the Lebanese long-term care institutions have not been described. This may undermine care commissioning and development to institutionalized elderly. Data to inform policy and practice are needed. Objective: To identify clinical diagnoses and dependency levels among elderly residents in long-term care institutions in Lebanon. Methods: Cross-sectional survey of long-term care institutions throughout Lebanon as identified by the Ministry of Social Affairs. Results: Thirty-one out of 42 longterm care institutions have been included in this survey. Among them, 1371 elderly subjects were included in the analysis ; 75.6% were over the age of 75, and female represented 67%. Medical morbidities and associated disabilities have driven admission in 70.5% of residents ; 45.6% of residents reported dementia, stroke or other neurodegenerative disease. Overall, 60% of residents required locomotor assistance. Conclusions : Elderly residents in long-term care institutions are predominantly females, with mental and/or locomotor disabilities resulting from neurological and arthritic conditions. Targeting healthcare for such health conditions remains a challenge for the institutions. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.subject | Dependency | en_US |
dc.subject | Elderly | en_US |
dc.subject | Geriatric assessment | en_US |
dc.subject | Long-term care | en_US |
dc.subject | Residential care | en_US |
dc.title | What is the health status of institutionalized elderly in Lebanon? A preliminary cross-sectional national survey | en_US |
dc.type | Journal Article | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.12816/0027456 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | 2-s2.0-84978413963 | - |
dc.identifier.url | https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84978413963 | - |
dc.contributor.affiliation | Faculty of Medicine | en_US |
dc.description.volume | 64 | en_US |
dc.description.issue | 2 | en_US |
dc.description.startpage | 65 | en_US |
dc.description.endpage | 71 | en_US |
dc.date.catalogued | 2022-08-02 | - |
dc.description.status | Published | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartoftext | Journal Medical Libanais | en_US |
dc.description.campus | SGH campus | en_US |
Appears in Collections: | Faculty of Medicine |
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