Impairment in Activities of Daily Living and Unmet Need for Care Among Older Adults

A Population-Based Study From Burkina Faso

Bibliographic Data

ID12440990
AuthorsBen Brinkmann (0000-0002-1726-5430, Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, Heidelberg University, Germany, corresponding author), Justine Ina Davies (0000-0001-6834-1838, University of the Witwatersrand), Miles D Witham (0000-0002-1967-0990, University of the Witwatersrand), Guy Harling (0000-0001-6604-491X, Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA), Till Bärnighausen (0000-0002-4182-4212, Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, Heidelberg University, Germany), Mamadou Bountogo (0000-0001-5010-1617, Centre de Recherche en Santé de Nouna, Burkina Faso), Mark J Siedner (0000-0003-3506-842X, Africa Health Research Institute, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa), Lucienne Ouèrmi (0000-0002-7616-3952, Centre de Recherche en Santé de Nouna, Burkina Faso), Jana Junghanns (Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, Heidelberg University, Germany), Boubacar Coulibaly (0000-0001-9868-6503, Centre de Recherche en Santé de Nouna, Burkina Faso), Ali Sié (0000-0002-3959-2520, Centre de Recherche en Santé de Nouna, Burkina Faso), Collin F Payne (0000-0002-3061-1609, School of Demography, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia), Iliana V Kohler (0000-0001-5114-546X, University of Pennsylvania)
EditorsJessica Kelley
Year2021
Volume76
Issue9
Pages1880-1892
Publication date2021-03-12
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journals of Gerontology Series B (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1079-5014 • E-ISSN: 1758-5368
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/geronb/gbab041
PMID33715008
OpenAlexW3133761989
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited52

Prevalence of ADL impairment and unmet need was high in this setting. Variation in impairment across the population highlighted key groups for future interventions. Unmet need for care was highest in middle-aged adults, indicating a gap in care provision

Activities of daily living · Environmental health · Population · Psychiatry · Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues · Global Health Care Issues · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Psychology · Gerontology

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