Aids and adaptations for the elderly at home: underprovided, underused, and undermaintained. Export

@article{citeulike:200858, abstract = {A random sample of 140 elderly people aged over 75 was selected from the age-sex register of an urban general practice to assess the provision and use of aids and adaptations in their homes. Many of the aids that the elderly had were faulty, including half of the walking aids and 15\% of hearing aids, reading spectacles, and dentures, and up to half of the aids were not used. Yet despite this underuse there were many disabled elderly people who required aids for the bath and toilet. When screening of elderly people is carried out in general practice assessment of aids and adaptations should be included to see that they are provided where needed, are used, and are adequately maintained.}, address = {Department of Medicine for the Elderly, Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle.}, author = {George, J. and Binns, V. E. and Clayden, A. D. and Mulley, G. P.}, citeulike-article-id = {200858}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3134988}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=3134988}, day = {14}, issn = {0267-0623}, journal = {Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)}, keywords = {biomechanics, elderly, equipment, falls, gait, mobility, orthopedic, prevention, rehabilitation, support}, month = {May}, number = {6633}, pages = {1365--1366}, posted-at = {2005-05-15 20:11:42}, priority = {2}, title = {Aids and adaptations for the elderly at home: underprovided, underused, and undermaintained.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3134988}, volume = {296}, year = {1988} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:200858 L3 - citeulike-article-id:200858 N2 - A random sample of 140 elderly people aged over 75 was selected from the age-sex register of an urban general practice to assess the provision and use of aids and adaptations in their homes. Many of the aids that the elderly had were faulty, including half of the walking aids and 15% of hearing aids, reading spectacles, and dentures, and up to half of the aids were not used. Yet despite this underuse there were many disabled elderly people who required aids for the bath and toilet. When screening of elderly people is carried out in general practice assessment of aids and adaptations should be included to see that they are provided where needed, are used, and are adequately maintained. IS - 6633 JF - Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) SN - 0267-0623 AD - Department of Medicine for the Elderly, Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle. EP - 1366 TI - Aids and adaptations for the elderly at home: underprovided, underused, and undermaintained. VL - 296 SP - 1365 KW - biomechanics KW - elderly KW - equipment KW - falls KW - gait KW - mobility KW - orthopedic KW - prevention KW - rehabilitation KW - support AU - George, J AU - Binns, VE AU - Clayden, AD AU - Mulley, GP PY - 1988/05/14/ UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3134988 ER -