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2. Demographic and environmental factors associated with disability in India, Laos, and Tajikistan: a population-based cross-sectional study
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Chen, Michael Zhu, Lee, Lindsay, Fellinghauer, Carolina, Cieza, Alarcos, and Chatterji, Somnath
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- 2022
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3. The comparative importance of mental and physical disorders for health-related days out of role in the general population of Saudi Arabia
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Altwaijri, Yasmin A., Puac-Polanco, Victor, Al-Subaie, Abdullah S., Ad-Dab’bagh, Yasser, Al-Habeeb, Abdul Hameed, Bilal, Lisa, Sampson, Nancy A., King, Andrew J., Chatterji, Somnath, and Kessler, Ronald C.
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- 2022
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4. Generating comprehensive functioning and disability data worldwide: development process, data analyses strategy and reliability of the WHO and World Bank Model Disability Survey
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Sabariego, Carla, Fellinghauer, Carolina, Lee, Lindsay, Kamenov, Kaloyan, Posarac, Aleksandra, Bickenbach, Jerome, Kostanjsek, Nenad, Chatterji, Somnath, and Cieza, Alarcos
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- 2022
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5. WHO Functioning and Disability Disaggregation (FDD11) tool: a reliable approach for disaggregating data by disability
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Lee, Lindsay, Kamenov, Kaloyan, Fellinghauer, Carolina, Sabariego, Carla, Chatterji, Somnath, and Cieza, Alarcos
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- 2022
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6. Measuring functioning and disability using household surveys: metric properties of the brief version of the WHO and World Bank model disability survey
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Sabariego, Carla, Fellinghauer, Carolina, Lee, Lindsay, Posarac, Aleksandra, Bickenbach, Jerome, Kostanjsek, Nenad, Chatterji, Somnath, Kamenov, Kaloyan, and Cieza, Alarcos
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- 2021
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7. Survival of people aged 50 years and older by HIV and HIV treatment status: findings from three waves of the SAGE-Wellbeing of Older People Study (SAGE-WOPS) in Uganda
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Mugisha Okello, Joseph, Nash, Stephen, Kowal, Paul, Naidoo, Nirmala, Chatterji, Somnath, Boerma, Ties, and Seeley, Janet
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- 2020
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8. Social determinants, health status and 10-year mortality among 10,906 older adults from the English longitudinal study of aging: the ATHLOS project
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Kollia, Natasa, Caballero, Francisco Félix, Sánchez-Niubó, Albert, Tyrovolas, Stefanos, Ayuso-Mateos, José Luis, Haro, Josep Maria, Chatterji, Somnath, and Panagiotakos, Demosthenes B.
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- 2018
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9. Disability, quality of life and all-cause mortality in older Mexican adults: association with multimorbidity and frailty
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Rivera-Almaraz, Ana, Manrique-Espinoza, Betty, Ávila-Funes, José Alberto, Chatterji, Somnath, Naidoo, Nirmala, Kowal, Paul, and Salinas-Rodríguez, Aarón
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- 2018
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10. Arthritis diagnosis and symptoms are positively associated with specific physical job exposures in lower- and middle-income countries: cross-sectional results from the World Health Organization’s Study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE)
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Brennan-Olsen, Sharon L., Solovieva, Svetlana, Viikari-Juntura, Eira, Ackerman, Ilana N., Bowe, Steven J., Kowal, Paul, Naidoo, Nirmala, Chatterji, Somnath, Wluka, Anita E., Leech, Michelle T., Page, Richard S., Sanders, Kerrie M., Gomez, Fernando, Duque, Gustavo, Green, Darci, and Mohebbi, Mohammadreza
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- 2018
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11. Disability and COVID-19: ensuring no one is left behind.
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Cieza, Alarcos, Kamenov, Kaloyan, Al Ghaib, Ola Abu, Aresu, Alessandra, Chatterji, Somnath, Chavez, Facundo, Clyne, Jarrod, Drew, Nathalie, Funk, Michelle, Guzman, Andrea, Guzzi, Eleonora, Khasnabis, Chapal, Mikkelsen, Bente, Minghui, Ren, Mitra, Gopal, Narahari, Priyanka, Nauk, Gisela, Priddy, Alice, Sabeh, Alaa, and Reyes, Maria Soledad Cisternas
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COVID-19 pandemic ,HUMAN security ,PEOPLE with disabilities ,MEDICAL care - Abstract
The United Nations' Sustainable Development Agenda calls for targeted attention to the needs and rights of the most vulnerable populations to ensure a life of dignity and human security for all. In this paper, we argue that persons with disabilities are in a disproportionately vulnerable situation in public health emergencies. By using the example of Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), we explain why that is and call for the systematic consideration of the needs and rights of persons with disabilities during the response to the outbreak and during the recovery phase. Otherwise, equity will continue to be merely an aspiration during this COVID-19 emergency - as it will in future health emergencies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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12. Rethinking Disability.
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Cieza, Alarcos, Sabariego, Carla, Bickenbach, Jerome, and Chatterji, Somnath
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DISABILITY studies ,EPIDEMIOLOGICAL transition ,NON-communicable diseases ,HEALTH status indicators ,PUBLIC health ,DISABILITY evaluation ,ECOLOGY ,DISABILITY laws ,NOSOLOGY ,PEOPLE with disabilities ,READABILITY (Literary style) ,RESEARCH funding ,THOUGHT & thinking ,PATIENTS' rights - Abstract
Disability as a health outcome deserves more attention than it has so far received. With people living longer and the epidemiological transition from infectious to noncommunicable diseases as the major cause of health burden, we need to focus attention on disability - the non-fatal impact of heath conditions - over and above our concern for causes of mortality.With the first Global Burden of Disease study, WHO provided a metric that enabled the comparison of the impact of diseases, drawing on a model of disability that focused on decrements of health. This model has since been elaborated in the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health as being either a feature of the individual or arising out of the interaction between the individual's health condition and contextual factors. The basis of WHO's ongoing work is a set of principles: that disability is a universal human experience; that disability is not determined solely by the underlying health condition or predicated merely on the presence of specific health conditions; and finally, that disability lies on a continuum from no to complete disability. To determine whether interventions at individual or population levels are effective, an approach to disability measurement that allows for an appropriate and fair comparison across health conditions is needed. WHO has designed the Model Disability Survey (MDS) to collect information relevant to understand the lived experience of disability, including the person's capacity to perform tasks actions in daily life, their actual performance, the barriers and facilitators in the environment they experience, and their health conditions. As disability gains prominence within the development agenda in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the MDS will provide the data to monitor the progress of countries on meeting their obligations.The lesson learned from WHO's activities is that disability is a universal human experience, in the sense that everyone can be placed on a continuum of functioning and either currently experiences or is vulnerable to experiencing disability over the course of their lives. This understanding of disability is the key to mainstreaming disability within the public discourse. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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13. Association of experienced and evaluative well-being with health in nine countries with different income levels: a cross-sectional study.
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Miret, Marta, Caballero, Francisco Félix, Olaya, Beatriz, Koskinen, Seppo, Naidoo, Nirmala, Tobiasz-Adamczyk, Beata, Leonardi, Matilde, Haro, Josep Maria, Chatterji, Somnath, and Ayuso-Mateos, José Luis
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WELL-being ,HEALTH ,MEDICAL care ,LIFESTYLES & health ,HAPPINESS ,HEALTH status indicators ,QUALITY of life ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,RESEARCH funding ,SURVEYS ,CROSS-sectional method - Abstract
Background: It is important to know whether the relationships between experienced and evaluative well-being and health are consistent across countries with different income levels. This would allow to confirm whether the evidence found in high income countries is the same as in low- and middle-income countries and to suggest policy recommendations that are generalisable across countries. We assessed the association of well-being with health status; analysed the differential relationship that positive affect, negative affect, and evaluative well-being have with health status; and examined whether these relationships are similar across countries.Methods: In this cross-sectional study, interviews were conducted amongst 53,269 adults from nine countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Evaluative well-being was measured with a short version of the World Health Organization (WHO) Quality of Life instrument, and experienced well-being was measured with the Day Reconstruction Method. Decrements in health were assessed with the 12-item version of WHO Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0. Block-wise linear regression and structural equation models were employed.Results: Considering the overall sample, evaluative well-being was more strongly associated with health (β = -0.35) than experienced well-being (β = -0.14), and negative affect was more strongly associated with health (β = 0.10) than positive affect (β = -0.02). The relationship between health and well-being was similar across countries. Lower scores in evaluative well-being and a higher age were the factors more strongly related with a worse health.Conclusions: The different patterns observed across countries may be related to differences in the countries' gross domestic product, social protection system, economic situation, health care provision, lifestyle behaviours, or living conditions. The fact that evaluative well-being is more predictive of health than experienced well-being suggests that our level of satisfaction with our lives might be more important for our health than the actual emotions than we experience in our day-to-day lives and points out the need of interventions that improve the way people evaluate their lives. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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14. The role of unhealthy lifestyles in the incidence and persistence of depression: a longitudinal general population study in four emerging countries.
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Cabello, Maria, Miret, Marta, Felix Caballero, Francisco, Chatterji, Somnath, Naidoo, Nirmala, Kowal, Paul, D'Este, Catherine, Ayuso-Mateos, Jose Luis, and Caballero, Francisco Felix
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LIFESTYLES & health ,MENTAL depression risk factors ,DISEASE incidence ,MIDDLE-income countries ,LONGITUDINAL method - Abstract
Background: Unhealthy lifestyles and depression are highly interrelated: depression might elicit and exacerbate unhealthy lifestyles and people with unhealthy lifestyles are more likely to become depressed over time. However, few longitudinal evidence of these relationships has been collected in emerging countries. The present study aims i) to analyse whether people with unhealthy lifestyles are more likely to develop depression, and ii) to examine whether depressed people with unhealthy lifestyles are more likely to remain depressed. A total of 7908 participants from Ghana, India, Mexico and Russia were firstly evaluated in the World Health Organization's Study on Global AGEing and Adult Health (SAGE) Wave 0 (2002-2004) and re-evaluated in 2007-2010 (Wave 1). Data on tobacco use, alcohol drinking and physical activity, were collected. Logistic regressions models were employed to assess whether baseline unhealthy lifestyles were related to depression in Wave 1, among people without 12-month depression in Wave 0 and any previous lifetime diagnosis of depression, and to 12-month depression at both study waves (persistent depression).Results: Baseline daily and non-daily smoking was associated with depression in Wave 1. Low physical activity and heavy alcohol drinking were associated with persistent depression.Conclusions: Unhealthy lifestyles and depression are also positively related in emerging countries. Smoking on a daily and non-daily basis was longitudinally related to depression. Depressed people with low physical activity and with heavy drinking patterns were more likely to become depressed over time. Several interpretations of these results are given. Further studies should check whether a reduction of these unhealthy lifestyles leads to lower depression rates and/or to a better clinical prognosis of depressed people. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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15. A global assessment of the gender gap in self-reported health with survey data from 59 countries.
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Boerma, Ties, Hosseinpoor, Ahmad Reza, Verdes, Emese, and Chatterji, Somnath
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HIGH-income countries ,SEX differences (Biology) ,GENETIC sex determination ,CHRONIC disease diagnosis ,REGRESSION analysis ,CHRONIC diseases ,GENDER identity ,HEALTH services accessibility ,HEALTH status indicators ,RESEARCH funding ,SELF-evaluation ,SURVEYS ,WORLD health - Abstract
Background: While surveys in high-income countries show that women generally have poorer self-reported health than men, much less is known about gender differences in other regions of the world. Such data can be used to examine the determinants of sex differences.Methods: We analysed data on respondents 18 years and over from the World Health Surveys 2002-04 in 59 countries, which included multiple measures of self-reported health, eight domains of functioning and presumptive diagnoses of chronic conditions. The age-standardized female excess fraction was computed for all indicators and analysed for five regional groups of countries. Multivariate regression models were used to examine the association between country gaps in self-reported health between the sexes with societal and other background characteristics.Results: Women reported significantly poorer health than men on all self-reported health indicators. The excess fraction was 15 % for the health score based on the eight domains, 28 % for "poor" or "very poor" self-rated health on the single question, and 26 % for "severe" or "extreme" on a single question on limitations. The excess female reporting of poorer health occurred at all ages, but was smaller at ages 60 and over. The female excess was observed in all regions, and was smallest in the European high-income countries. Women more frequently reported problems in specific health domains, with the excess fraction ranging from 25 % for vision to 35 % for mobility, pain and sleep, and with considerable variation between regions. Angina, arthritis and depression had female excess fractions of 33, 32 and 42 % respectively. Higher female prevalence of the presumptive diagnoses was observed in all regional country groups. The main factors affecting the size of the gender gap in self-reported health were the female-male gaps in the prevalence of chronic conditions, especially arthritis and depression and gender characteristics of the society.Conclusions: Large female-male differences in self-reported health and functioning, equivalent to a decade of growing older, consistently occurred in all regions of the world, irrespective of differences in mortality levels or societal factors. The multi-country study suggests that a mix of biological factors and societal gender inequalities are major contributing factors to gender gap in self-reported measures of health. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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16. Development of a metric for tracking and comparing population health based on the minimal generic set of domains of functioning and health.
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Oberhauser, Cornelia, Chatterji, Somnath, Sabariego, Carla, and Cieza, Alarcos
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AGE distribution , *HEALTH status indicators , *MATHEMATICAL models , *RESEARCH methodology , *PROBABILITY theory , *PSYCHOMETRICS , *STATISTICS , *THEORY , *DATA analysis , *SECONDARY analysis , *DEMOGRAPHIC characteristics , *RESEARCH methodology evaluation , *DATA analysis software ,RESEARCH evaluation - Abstract
Background: The following minimal set of valid health domains for tracking the health of both clinical and general populations has recently been proposed: 1) energy and drive functions, 2) emotional functions, 3) sensation of pain, 4) carrying out daily routine, 5) walking and moving around, and 6) remunerative employment. This study investigates whether these domains can be integrated into a sound psychometric measure to adequately assess, compare, and monitor the health of populations. Methods: Data from waves 3 and 4 of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) were analysed (N = 9779 and 11,050). From ELSA, 12 items operationalizing the six domains of the minimal generic set were identified. The Partial Credit Model (PCM) was applied to create a health metric based on these items. The Item Response Theory (IRT) model assumptions of unidimensionality, local independence, and monotonicity were evaluated, and Differential Item Functioning (DIF) was examined for sex and age groups. The psychometric properties of: 1) internal consistency reliability, 2) construct validity, and 3) sensitivity to change were evaluated to establish the final health metric. Results: IRT model assumptions were found to be fulfilled. None of the items showed DIF by sex or age group. The final health metric demonstrated sound psychometric properties. Conclusions: The health metric developed in this study -- based on the domains of the minimal generic set -- proved useful for a wide range of health comparisons, especially for different groups of persons, and both cross-sectionally and over time. Monitoring health over time provides especially useful information for health care providers and health policymakers and both in clinical settings and the general population. The developed health metric offers a wide range of applications, including comparisons of levels of health among different groups in the general population, clinical populations, and even populations within and across different countries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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17. The psychosocial difficulties in brain disorders that explain short term changes in health outcomes
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Cieza, Alarcos, Bostan, Cristina, Ayuso Mateos, José Luis, Oberhauser, Cornelia, Bickenbach, Jerome Edmond, Raggi, Alberto, Leonardi, Matilde A., Vieta, Eduard, Chatterji, Somnath, UAM. Departamento de Psiquiatría, and Universitat de Barcelona
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Adult ,Male ,Bipolar Disorder ,Multiple Sclerosis ,Medicina ,Migraine Disorders ,Emotions ,Esclerosi múltiple ,Social psychology ,Severity of Illness Index ,Multiple sclerosis ,Neurologia ,Disability Evaluation ,Activities of Daily Living ,Manic-depressive illness ,Humans ,Disabled Persons ,Longitudinal Studies ,Depressió psíquica ,Aged ,Brain Diseases ,Depressive Disorder ,Trastorn bipolar ,Disability ,Psicologia social ,Mood Disorders ,Parkinson Disease ,Middle Aged ,Self Care ,Stroke ,Psychiatry and Mental health ,Mental depression ,Neurology ,Brain Injuries ,Quality of Life ,Female ,Psychiatric disorders ,Sleep ,Neurological disorders ,Research Article ,Psychosocial - Abstract
Background: This study identifies a set of psychosocial difficulties that are associated with short term changes in health outcomes across a heterogeneous set of brain disorders, neurological and psychiatric. Methods: Longitudinal observational study over approximately 12 weeks with three time points of assessment and 741 patients with bipolar disorders, depression, migraine, multiple sclerosis, parkinson’s disease, stroke and traumatic brain injury. The data on disability was collected with the checklist of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health. The selected health outcomes were the Short Form 36 and the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule. Multilevel models for change were applied controlling for age, gender and disease severity. Results: The psychosocial difficulties that explain the variability and change over time of the selected health outcomes were energy and drive, sleep, and emotional functions, and a broad range of activities and participation domains, such as solving problems, conversation, areas of mobility and self-care, relationships, community life and recreation and leisure. Conclusions: Our findings are of interest to researchers and clinicians for interventions and health systems planning as they show that in addition to difficulties that are diagnostic criteria of these disorders, there are other difficulties that explain small changes in health outcomes over short periods of time, During the development of this paper, Cristina Bostan was supported by a Marie Curie Fellowship from the EU funded project MURINET
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18. The impact of multimorbidity on adult physical and mental health in low- and middle-income countries: what does the study on global ageing and adult health (SAGE) reveal?
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Arokiasamy, Perianayagam, Uttamacharya, Uttamacharya, Jain, Kshipra, Biritwum, Richard Berko, Yawson, Alfred Edwin, Fan Wu, Yanfei Guo, Maximova, Tamara, Espinoza, Betty Manrique, Salinas Rodríguez, Aarón, Afshar, Sara, Pati, Sanghamitra, Ice, Gillian, Banerjee, Sube, Liebert, Melissa A., Snodgrass, James Josh, Naidoo, Nirmala, Chatterji, Somnath, and Kowal, Paul
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CHRONIC diseases ,LOW-income countries ,MIDDLE-income countries ,MENTAL health ,HEALTH of adults - Abstract
Background: Chronic diseases contribute a large share of disease burden in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Chronic diseases have a tendency to occur simultaneously and where there are two or more such conditions, this is termed as 'multimorbidity'. Multimorbidity is associated with adverse health outcomes, but limited research has been undertaken in LMICs. Therefore, this study examines the prevalence and correlates of multimorbidity as well as the associations between multimorbidity and self-rated health, activities of daily living (ADLs), quality of life, and depression across six LMICs. Methods: Data was obtained from the WHO's Study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE) Wave-1 (2007/10). This was a cross-sectional population based survey performed in LMICs, namely China, Ghana, India, Mexico, Russia, and South Africa, including 42,236 adults aged 18 years and older. Multimorbidity was measured as the simultaneous presence of two or more of eight chronic conditions including angina pectoris, arthritis, asthma, chronic lung disease, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, stroke, and vision impairment. Associations with four health outcomes were examined, namely ADL limitation, self-rated health, depression, and a quality of life index. Random-intercept multilevel regression models were used on pooled data from the six countries. Results: The prevalence of morbidity and multimorbidity was 54.2% and 21.9%, respectively, in the pooled sample of six countries. Russia had the highest prevalence of multimorbidity (34.7%) whereas China had the lowest (20.3%). The likelihood of multimorbidity was higher in older age groups and was lower in those with higher socioeconomic status. In the pooled sample, the prevalence of 1+ ADL limitation was 14%, depression 5.7%, self-rated poor health 11.6%, and mean quality of life score was 54.4. Substantial cross-country variations were seen in the four health outcome measures. The prevalence of 1+ ADL limitation, poor self-rated health, and depression increased whereas quality of life declined markedly with an increase in number of diseases. Conclusions: Findings highlight the challenge of multimorbidity in LMICs, particularly among the lower socioeconomic groups, and the pressing need for reorientation of health care resources considering the distribution of multimorbidity and its adverse effect on health outcomes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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19. Prevalence, risk factors and disability associated with fall-related injury in older adults in low- and middle-incomecountries: results from the WHO Study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE).
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Williams, Jennifer Stewart, Kowal, Paul, Hestekin, Heather, O'Driscoll, Tristan, Peltzer, Karl, Yawson, Alfred, Biritwum, Richard, Maximova, Tamara, Rodríguez, Aarón Salinas, Espinoza, Betty Manrique, Fan Wu, Arokiasamy, Perianayagam, and Chatterji, Somnath
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RISK factors of accidental falls in old age ,DISABILITIES ,AGE factors in disease ,DISEASE prevalence ,HEALTH of older people ,MIDDLE-income countries ,LOW-income countries - Abstract
Background: In 2010 falls were responsible for approximately 80 % of disability stemming from unintentional injuries excluding traffic accidents in adults 50 years and over. Falls are becoming a major public health problem in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) where populations are ageing rapidly. Methods: Nationally representative standardized data collected from adults aged 50 years and over participating in the World Health Organization (WHO) Study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE) Wave 1 in China, Ghana, India, Mexico, the Russian Federation and South Africa are analysed. The aims are to identify the prevalence of, and risk factors for, past-year fall-related injury and to assess associations between fall-related injury and disability. Regression methods are used to identify risk factors and association between fall-related injury and disability. Disability was measured using the WHO Disability Assessment Schedule Version 2.0 (WHODAS 2.0). Results: The prevalence of past-year fall-related injuries ranged from 6.6 % in India to 1.0 % in South Africa and was 4.0 % across the pooled countries. The proportion of all past-year injuries that were fall-related ranged from 73.3 % in the Russian Federation to 44.4 % in Ghana. Across the six countries this was 65.7 %. In the multivariable logistic regression, the odds of past-year fall-related injury were significantly higher for: women (OR: 1.27; 95 % CI: 0.99,1.62); respondents who lived in rural areas (OR: 1.36; 95 % CI: 1.06,1.75); those with depression (OR: 1.43; 95 % CI: 1.01,2.02); respondents who reported severe or extreme problems sleeping (OR: 1.54; 95 % CI: 1.15,2.08); and those who reported two or more (compared with no) chronic conditions (OR: 2.15; 95 % CI: 1.45,3.19). Poor cognition was also a significant risk factor for fall-related injury. The association between fall-related injury and the WHODAS measure of disability was highly significant (P<0.0001) with some attenuation after adjusting for confounders. Reporting two or more chronic conditions (compared with none) was significantly associated with disability (P<0.0001). Conclusions: The findings provide a platform for improving understanding of risk factors for falls in older adults in this group of LMICs. Clinicians and public health professionals in these countries must be made aware of the extent of this problem and the need to implement policies to reduce the risk of falls in older adults. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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20. Edentulism and quality of life among older Ghanaian adults.
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Hewlett, Sandra A., Yawson, Alfred E., Calys-Tagoe, Benedict N. L., Naidoo, Nirmala, Martey, Pamela, Chatterji, Somnath, Kowal, Paul, Mensah, George, Minicuci, Nadia, and Biritwum, Richard B.
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ANALYSIS of variance ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,STATISTICAL correlation ,MULTIVARIATE analysis ,QUALITY of life ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,RESEARCH funding ,TOOTH loss ,LOGISTIC regression analysis ,SECONDARY analysis ,DATA analysis software ,ODDS ratio - Abstract
Background: Edentulism affects the quality of life and general health of an individual. But in ageing individuals, it has been observed to have greater impact, manifesting in functional, psychological and social limitations. With an increasing older adult population in Ghana, its burden is likely to increase. This study was thus carried out to explore the association between edentulism and quality of life among older Ghanaian adults. Methods: Secondary analysis of WHO's Study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE) Wave 1 in Ghana was conducted using self-reported edentulism as the dependent variable. Participants included a nationally representative sample of adult's aged 50 years and older living in Ghana. Quality of life was measured using the 8 item WHOQOL measure and a single item measure which was a question "How would you rate your overall quality of life?". To assess the association between edentulism and the independent variables, a bivariate analysis was carried out. A Poisson regression model was then performed, adjusting for age, sex, income, education and the diagnosis of a chronic disease condition. A Spearman's correlation analysis was also carried out between the single and multi item measure of quality of life to assess how well they correlate. Results: Edentulism was observed to be associated with significantly lower levels of SWB among older adults using both the single-item and multiple-item measure (WHOQOL). It, however, showed no association with happiness. Among edentulous respondents, females and those with no formal education reported significantly lower quality of life. The WHOQOL correlated positively and strongly with the single-item measure. Conclusion: Edentulism may not be life threatening and yet it has been shown to have a negative effect on the quality of life of older adult Ghanaians. More emphasis may thus need to be placed on the oral health of the aging population in Ghana to avoid it. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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21. Common risk factors for chronic non-communicable diseases among older adults in China, Ghana, Mexico, India, Russia and South Africa: the study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE) wave 1.
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Fan Wu, Yanfei Guo, Chatterji, Somnath, Yang Zheng, Naidoo, Nirmala, Yong Jiang, Biritwum, Richard, Yawson, Alfred, Minicuci, Nadia, Salinas-Rodriguez, Aaron, Manrique-Espinoza, Betty, Maximova, Tamara, Peltzer, Karl, Phaswanamafuya, Nancy, Snodgrass, James J., Thiele, Elizabeth, Nawi Ng, and Kowal, Paul
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NON-communicable diseases ,DISEASES in older people ,TOBACCO & health ,SOCIOECONOMICS ,PHYSICAL activity ,DISEASE risk factors - Abstract
Background: Behavioral risk factors such as tobacco use, unhealthy diet, insufficient physical activity and the harmful use of alcohol are known and modifiable contributors to a number of NCDs and health mediators. The purpose of this paper is to describe the distribution of main risk factors for NCDs by socioeconomic status (SES) among adults aged 50 years and older within a country and compare these risk factors across six lower- and upper-middle income countries. Methods: The study population in this paper draw from SAGE Wave 1 and consisted of adults aged 50-plus from China (N=13,157), Ghana (N=4,305), India (N=6,560), Mexico (N=2,318), the Russian Federation (N=3,938) and South Africa (N=3,836). Seven main common risk factors for NCDs were identified: daily tobacco use, frequent heavy drinking, low level physical activity, insufficient vegetable and fruit intake, high risk waist-hip ratio, obesity and hypertension. Multiple risk factors were also calculated by summing all these risk factors. Results: The prevalence of daily tobacco use ranged from 7.7% (Ghana) to 46.9% (India), frequent heavy drinker was the highest in China (6.3%) and lowest in India (0.2%), and the highest prevalence of low physical activity was in South Africa (59.7%). The highest prevalence of respondents with high waist-to-hip ratio risk was 84.5% in Mexico, and the prevalence of self-reported hypertension ranging from 33% (India) to 78% (South Africa). Obesity was more common in South Africa, the Russia Federation and Mexico (45.2%, 36% and 28.6%, respectively) compared with China, India and Ghana (15.3%, 9.7% and 6.4%, respectively). China, Ghana and India had a higher prevalence of respondents with multiple risk factors than Mexico, the Russia Federation and South Africa. The occurrence of three and four risk factors was more prevalent in Mexico, the Russia Federation and South Africa. Conclusion: There were substantial variations across countries and settings, even between upper-middle income countries and lower-middle income countries. The baseline information on the magnitude of the problem of risk factors provided by this study can help countries and health policymakers to set up interventions addressing the global non-communicable disease epidemic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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22. Risk factors for incidence and persistence of disability in chronic major depression and alcohol use disorders: longitudinal analyses of a population-based study.
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Cabello, María, Caballero, Francisco Félix, Chatterji, Somnath, Cieza, Alarcos, and Ayuso-Mateos, José Luis
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MENTAL depression risk factors ,ALCOHOLISM risk factors ,PERSISTENCE (Personality trait) ,HEALTH surveys ,MENTAL health - Abstract
Background Major depression and alcohol use disorders are risk factors for incidence of disability. However, it is still unclear whether a chronic course of these health conditions is also prospectively associated with incidence of disability. The aim of the present study was, first, to confirm whether chronic major depression (MD) and alcohol use disorders (AUD) are, respectively, risk factors for persistence and incidence of disability in the general population; and then to analyze the role of help-seeking behavior in the course of disability among respondents with chronic MD and chronic AUD. Method Data from two assessments in the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions were analyzed. Disability was measured by eight domains of the Short Form 12 Health Survey version 2 (SF-12). Generalized estimating equations and logistic regression models were run to estimate risk factors for persistence and incidence of disability, respectively. Results Analyses conducted on data from the US general population showed that chronic MD was the strongest risk factor for incidence and persistence of disability in the social functioning, emotional role and mental health domains. Chronic AUD were risk factors for incidence and persistence of disability in the vitality, social functioning, and emotional role domains. Within the group of chronic MD, physical comorbidity and help-seeking were associated with persistent disability in most of the SF-12 domains. Help-seeking behavior was also associated with incidence of problems in the mental health domain for the depression group. Regarding the AUD group, comorbidity with physical health problems was a strong risk factor for persistence of disability in all SF-12 domains. Help-seeking behavior was not related to either persistence or incidence of disability in the chronic alcohol group. Conclusions Chronic MD and chronic AUDs are independent risk factors for persistence and incidence of disability in the US general population. People with chronic MD seek help for their problems when they experience persistent disability, whereas people with chronic AUD might not seek any help even if they are suffering from persistent disability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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23. Towards a minimal generic set of domains of functioning and health.
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Cieza, Alarcos, Oberhauser, Cornelia, Bickenbach, Jerome, Chatterji, Somnath, and Stucki, Gerold
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Background The World Health Organization (WHO) has argued that functioning, and, more concretely, functioning domains constitute the operationalization that best captures our intuitive notion of health. Functioning is, therefore, a major public-health goal. A great deal of data about functioning is already available. Nonetheless, it is not possible to compare and optimally utilize this information. One potential approach to address this challenge is to propose a generic and minimal set of functioning domains that captures the experience of individuals and populations with respect to functioning and health. The objective of this investigation was to identify a minimal generic set of ICF domains suitable for describing functioning in adults at both the individual and population levels. Methods We performed a psychometric study using data from: 1) the German National Health Interview and Examination Survey 1998, 2) the United States National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007/2008, and 3) the ICF Core Set studies. Random Forests and Group Lasso regression were applied using one self-reported general-health question as a dependent variable. The domains selected were compared to those of the World Health Survey (WHS) developed by the WHO. Results Seven domains of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) are proposed as a minimal generic set of functioning and health: energy and drive functions, emotional functions, sensation of pain, carrying out daily routine, walking, moving around, and remunerative employment. The WHS domains of self-care, cognition, interpersonal activities, and vision were not included in our selection. Conclusions The minimal generic set proposed in this study is the starting point to address one of the most important challenges in health measurement - the comparability of data across studies and countries. It also represents the first step in developing a common metric of health to link information from the general population to information about sub-populations, such as clinical and institutionalized populations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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24. Validation of an instrument to evaluate quality of life in the aging population: WHOQOL-AGE.
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Félix Caballero, Francisco, Miret, Marta, Power, Mick, Chatterji, Somnath, Tobiasz-Adamczyk, Beata, Koskinen, Seppo, Leonardi, Matilde, Olaya, Beatriz, Maria Haro, Josep, and Ayuso-Mateos, José Luis
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QUALITY of life measurement ,OLDER people ,FACTOR analysis ,CRONBACH'S alpha ,TEST reliability ,PSYCHOMETRICS - Abstract
Background There is a need for short, specific instruments that assess quality of life (QOL) adequately in the older adult population. The aims of the present study were to obtain evidence on the validity of the inferences that could be drawn from an instrument to measure QOL in the aging population (people 50+ years old), and to test its psychometric properties. Methods The instrument, WHOQOL-AGE, comprised 13 positive items, assessed on a five-point rating scale, and was administered to nationally representative samples (n = 9987) from Finland, Poland, and Spain. Cronbach's alpha was employed to assess internal consistency reliability, whereas the validity of the questionnaire was assessed by means of factor analysis, graded response model, Pearson's correlation coefficient and unpaired t-test. Normative values were calculated across countries and for different age groups. Results The satisfactory goodness-of-fit indices confirmed that the factorial structure of WHOQOLAGE comprises two first-order factors. Cronbach's alpha was 0.88 for factor 1, and 0.84 for factor 2. Evidence supporting a global score was found with a second-order factor model, according to the goodness-of-fit indices: CFI = 0.93, TLI = 0.91, RMSEA = 0.073. Convergent validity was estimated at r = 0.75 and adequate discriminant validity was also found. Significant differences were found between healthy individuals (74.19 ± 13.21) and individuals with at least one chronic condition (64.29 ± 16.29), supporting adequate knowngroups validity. Conclusions WHOQOL-AGE has shown good psychometric properties in Finland, Poland, and Spain. Therefore, considerable support is provided to using the WHOQOL-AGE to measure QOL in older adults in these countries, and to compare the QOL of older and younger adults. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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25. Tobacco use in older adults in Ghana: sociodemographic characteristics, health risks and subjective wellbeing.
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Yawson, Alfred E., Baddoo, Akosua, Hagan-Seneadza, Nana Ayegua, Calys-Tagoe, Benedict, Hewlett, Sandra, Dako-Gyeke, Phyllis, Mensah, George, Minicuci, Nadia, Naidoo, Nirmala, Chatterji, Somnath, Kowal, Paul, and Biritwum, Richard
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PUBLIC health ,HEALTH insurance ,MEDICAL care ,HEALTH insurance reimbursement ,CARBOHYDRATE intolerance - Abstract
Background Tobacco use over the life-course threatens to increase disease burden in older adulthood, including lower income countries like Ghana. This paper describes demographic, socioeconomic, health risks and life satisfaction indices related to tobacco use among older adults in Ghana. Methods This work was based on the World Health Organization's multi-country Study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE), conducted in six countries including Ghana. Wave one of SAGE in Ghana was conducted in 2007-2008 as collaboration between WHO and the University of Ghana Medical School through the Department of Community Health. A nationally representative sample of 4305 older adults aged 50 years and above were interviewed. Associations between tobacco consumption and sociodemographic, socioeconomic, health risk and life satisfaction were evaluated using chi-square and odds ratio (OR). Logistic regression analyses, adjusted for age, sex and other variables, were conducted to determine predictors of tobacco consumption in older persons. Results Overall prevalence of current daily smokers among older adults in Ghana was 7.6%. Tobacco use (i.e. ever used tobacco) was associated with older males, (AOR = 1.10, CI 1.05-1.15), older adults residing in rural locations (AOR = 1.37, CI 1.083-1.724), and older adults who used alcohol (AOR = 1.13, CI 0.230-2.418). Tobacco use was also associated (although not statistically significant per p-values) with increased self-reporting of angina, arthritis, asthma, chronic lung disease, depression, diabetes, hypertension, and stroke. Older adults who used tobacco and with increased health risks, tended to be without health insurance (AOR = 1.41, CI 1.111-1.787). Satisfaction with life and daily living was much lower for those who use tobacco. Regional differences existed in tobacco use; the three northern regions (Upper East, Northern and Upper West) had higher proportions of tobacco use among older adults in the country. Quitting tobacco use was higher in the 70+ years age group, in women, among urban residents and in those with at least secondary education. Quitting tobacco use also increased with increasing income levels. Conclusions Tobacco use among older adults in Ghana was associated with older men living in rural locations, chronic ill-health and reduced life satisfaction. A high proportion of older adults have stopped using tobacco, demonstrating the possibilities for effective public health interventions. Health risk reduction strategies through targeted anti-smoking health campaigns, improvement in access to health and social protection (such as health insurance) will reduce health risks among older persons who use tobacco. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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26. An investigation of factors associated with the health and well-being of HIV-infected or HIV-affected older people in rural South Africa.
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Nyirenda, Makandwe, Chatterji, Somnath, Falkingham, Jane, Mutevedzi, Portia, Hosegood, Victoria, Evandrou, Maria, Kowal, Paul, and Newell, Marie-Louise
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Background: Despite the severe impact of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa, the health of older people aged 50+ is often overlooked owing to the dearth of data on the direct and indirect effects of HIV on older people's health status and well-being. The aim of this study was to examine correlates of health and well-being of HIV-infected older people relative to HIV-affected people in rural South Africa, defined as participants with an HIV-infected or death of an adult child due to HIV-related cause. Methods: Data were collected within the Africa Centre surveillance area using instruments adapted from the World Health Organization (WHO) Study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE). A stratified random sample of 422 people aged 50+ participated. We compared the health correlates of HIV-infected to HIV-affected participants using ordered logistic regressions. Health status was measured using three instruments: disability index, quality of life and composite health score. Results: Median age of the sample was 60 years (range 50-94). Women HIV-infected (aOR 0.15, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.08-0.29) and HIV-affected (aOR 0.20, 95% CI 0.08-0.50), were significantly less likely than men to be in good functional ability. Women's adjusted odds of being in good overall health state were similarly lower than men's; while income and household wealth status were stronger correlates of quality of life. HIV-infected participants reported better functional ability, quality of life and overall health state than HIV-affected participants. Discussion and conclusions: The enhanced healthcare received as part of anti-retroviral treatment as well as the considerable resources devoted to HIV care appear to benefit the overall well-being of HIV-infected older people; whereas similar resources have not been devoted to the general health needs of HIV uninfected older people. Given increasing numbers of older people, policy and programme interventions are urgently needed to holistically meet the health and well-being needs of older people beyond the HIV-related care system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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27. Social determinants of sex differences in disability among older adults: a multi-country decomposition analysis using the World Health Survey.
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Reza Hosseinpoor, Ahmador, Stewart Williams, Jennifer, Jann, Ben, Kowal, Paul, Officer, Alana, Posarac, Aleksandra, and Chatterji, Somnath
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AGING ,CHRONIC diseases ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,MULTIVARIATE analysis ,PEOPLE with disabilities ,RESEARCH funding ,SEX distribution ,WORLD health ,MULTIPLE regression analysis ,SECONDARY analysis ,SOCIOECONOMIC factors ,EDUCATIONAL attainment ,HEALTH equity ,DISEASE prevalence ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics - Abstract
Introduction: Women represent a growing proportion of older people and experience increasing disability in their longer lives. Using a universally agreed definition of disability based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health, this paper examines how, apart from age, social and economic factors contribute to disability differences between older men and women. Methods: World Health Survey data were analyzed from 57 countries drawn from all income groups defined by the World Bank. The final sample comprises 63638 respondents aged 50 and older (28568 males and 35070 females). Item Response Theory was applied to derive a measure of disability which ensured cross country comparability. Individuals with scores at or above a threshold score were those who experienced significant difficulty in their everyday lives, irrespective of the underlying etiology. The population was then divided into "disabled" vs. "not disabled". We firstly computed disability prevalence for males and females by socio-demographic factors, secondly used multiple logistic regression to estimate the adjusted effects of each social determinant on disability for males and females, and thirdly used a variant of the Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition technique to partition the measured inequality in disability between males and females into the "explained" part that arises because of differences between males and females in terms of age and social and economic characteristics, and an "unexplained" part attributed to the differential effects of these characteristics. Results: Prevalence of disability among women compared with men aged 50+ years was 40.1% vs. 23.8%. Lower levels of education and economic status are associated with disability in women and men. Approximately 45% of the sex inequality in disability can be attributed to differences in the distribution of socio-demographic factors. Approximately 55% of the inequality results from differences in the effects of the determinants. Conclusions: There is an urgent need for data and methodologies that can identify how social, biological and other factors separately contribute to the health decrements facing men and women as they age. This study highlights the need for action to address social structures and institutional practices that impact unfairly on the health of older men and women. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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28. Socioeconomic inequalities in risk factors for non communicable diseases in low-income and middle-income countries: results from the World Health Survey.
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Hosseinpoor, Ahmad Reza, Bergen, Nicole, Kunst, Anton, Harper, Sam, Guthold, Regina, Rekve, Dag, d'Espaignet, Edouard Tursan, Naidoo, Nirmala, and Chatterji, Somnath
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DISEASE risk factors ,COMMUNICABLE diseases ,HEALTH surveys ,WORLD health ,EPIDEMICS - Abstract
Background: Monitoring inequalities in non communicable disease risk factor prevalence can help to inform and target effective interventions. The prevalence of current daily smoking, low fruit and vegetable consumption, physical inactivity, and heavy episodic alcohol drinking were quantified and compared across wealth and education levels in low- and middle-income country groups. Methods: This study included self-reported data from 232,056 adult participants in 48 countries, derived from the 2002-2004 World Health Survey. Data were stratified by sex and low- or middle-income country status. The main outcome measurements were risk factor prevalence rates reported by wealth quintile and five levels of educational attainment. Socioeconomic inequalities were measured using the slope index of inequality, reflecting differences in prevalence rates, and the relative index of inequality, reflecting the prevalence ratio between the two extremes of wealth or education accounting for the entire distribution. Data were adjusted for confounding factors: sex, age, marital status, area of residence, and country of residence. Results: Smoking and low fruit and vegetable consumption were significantly higher among lower socioeconomic groups. The highest wealth-related absolute inequality was seen in smoking among men of low- income country group (slope index of inequality 23.0 percentage points; 95% confidence interval 19.6, 26.4). The slope index of inequality for low fruit and vegetable consumption across the entire distribution of education was around 8 percentage points in both sexes and both country income groups. Physical inactivity was less prevalent in populations of low socioeconomic status, especially in low-income countries (relative index of inequality: (men) 0.46, 95% confidence interval 0.33, 0.64; (women) 0.52, 95% confidence interval 0.42, 0.65). Mixed patterns were found for heavy drinking. Conclusions: Disaggregated analysis of the prevalence of non-communicable disease risk factors demonstrated different patterns and varying degrees of socioeconomic inequalities across low- and middle-income settings. Interventions should aim to reach and achieve sustained benefits for high-risk populations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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29. Socioeconomic inequality in the prevalence of noncommunicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries: Results from the World Health Survey.
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Hosseinpoor, Ahmad Reza, Bergen, Nicole, Mendis, Shanthi, Harper, Sam, Verdes, Emese, Kunst, Anton, and Chatterji, Somnath
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SOCIOECONOMIC factors ,INCOME ,HEALTH surveys ,PUBLIC health ,EPIDEMIOLOGY ,HEALTH & welfare funds - Abstract
Background: Noncommunicable diseases are an increasing health concern worldwide, but particularly in low- and middle-income countries. This study quantified and compared education- and wealth-based inequalities in the prevalence of five noncommunicable diseases (angina, arthritis, asthma, depression and diabetes) and comorbidity in low- and middle-income country groups. Methods: Using 2002-04 World Health Survey data from 41 low- and middle-income countries, the prevalence estimates of angina, arthritis, asthma, depression, diabetes and comorbidity in adults aged 18 years or above are presented for wealth quintiles and five education levels, by sex and country income group. Symptom-based classification was used to determine angina, arthritis, asthma and depression rates, and diabetes diagnoses were self-reported. Socioeconomic inequalities according to wealth and education were measured absolutely, using the slope index of inequality, and relatively, using the relative index of inequality. Results: Wealth and education inequalities were more pronounced in the low-income country group than the middle-income country group. Both wealth and education were inversely associated with angina, arthritis, asthma, depression and comorbidity prevalence, with strongest inequalities reported for angina, asthma and comorbidity. Diabetes prevalence was positively associated with wealth and, to a lesser extent, education. Adjustments for confounding variables tended to decrease the magnitude of the inequality. Conclusions: Noncommunicable diseases are not necessarily diseases of the wealthy, and showed unequal distribution across socioeconomic groups in low- and middle-income country groups. Disaggregated research is warranted to assess the impact of individual noncommunicable diseases according to socioeconomic indicators. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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30. Disability and schizophrenia: a systematic review of experienced psychosocial difficulties.
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Świtaj, Piotr, Anczewska, Marta, Chrostek, Anna, Sabariego, Carla, Cieza, Alarcos, Bickebach, Jerome, and Chatterji, Somnath
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SCHIZOPHRENIA ,DEPERSONALIZATION ,MENTAL illness ,BRAIN diseases ,MENTAL health ,PEOPLE with mental illness - Abstract
Background: Schizophrenia is a significantly disabling disease that affects all major areas of life. There is a lack of comprehensive synthesis of research findings on the full extent of psychosocial difficulties (PSDs) experienced by people living with schizophrenia. This paper provides a systematic review of the literature concerning PSDs and their associated factors in schizophrenia. PSDs were conceptualized in accordance with the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) as disabilities, in particular impairments of mental functions, activity limitations and participation restrictions. Methods: An electronic search using MEDLINE and PsychINFO plus a manual search of the literature was performed for qualitative and longitudinal studies published in English between 2005 and 2010 that examined PSDs in persons with schizophrenia. The ICF was used as a conceptual framework. Results: A total of 104 papers were included. The most frequent PSDs addressed in the literature were not specific ones, directly linkable to the ICF categories of mental functions, activity limitations or participation restrictions, but broad areas of psychosocial functioning, such as psychopathological symptoms (53% of papers) or global disability and functioning (37%). Among mental functions, the most extensively studied were cognitive functions (27%) and emotional functions (27%). Within the domain of activities and participation, the most widely investigated were difficulties in relationships with others (31%) and employment (20%). Of the factors associated with the intensity or course of PSDs, the most commonly identified were treatment modalities (56%), psychopathological symptoms (26%), and socio-demographic variables (24%). Medication tended to improve the most relevant PSD, but at the same time was the only consistently reported determinant of onset of PSDs (emerging as unwanted side-effects). Conclusions: The present review illustrates the remarkably broad scope and diversity of psychosocial areas affected in schizophrenia and shows how these areas are interconnected and how they interact with contextual factors. The need for a shift in focus of schizophrenia research is suggested - from an excessive reliance on global measures of psychopathology and disability for defining outcomes to the creation of profiles of specific PSDs that have a more direct bearing on the disabling experience and real-world functioning of patients and can serve to guide interventions and monitoring over time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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31. Definitions and factors associated with subthreshold depressive conditions: a systematic review.
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Rodr¡guez, Mar Rivas, Nuevo, Roberto, Chatterji, Somnath, and Ayuso-Mateos, Jos‚ Luis
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MENTAL depression ,ANTIDEPRESSANTS ,ANXIETY ,BIPOLAR disorder ,MENTAL illness - Abstract
Background: Subthreshold depressive disorders (minor and subthrehold depression) have been defined in a wide range of forms, varying on the number of symptoms and duration required. Disability associated with these conditions has also been reported. Our aim was to review the different definitions and to determine factors associated with these conditions in order to clarify the nosological implications of these disorders. Methods: A Medline search was conducted of the published literature between January 2001 and September 2011. Bibliographies of the retrieved papers were also analysed. Results: There is a wide heterogeneity in the definition and diagnostic criteria of minor and subthreshold depression. Minor depression was defined according to DSM-IV criteria. Regarding subthreshold depression, also called subclinical depression or subsyndromal symptomatic depression, between 2 and 5 depressive symptoms were required for the diagnosis, and a minimum duration of 2 weeks. Significant impairment associated with subthreshold depressive conditions, as well as comorbidity with other mental disorders, has been described. Conclusions: Depression as a disorder is better explained as a spectrum rather than as a collection of discrete categories. Minor and subthreshold depression are common conditions and patients falling below the diagnostic threshold experience significant difficulties in functioning and a negative impact on their quality of life. Current diagnostic systems need to reexamine the thresholds for depressive disorders and distinguish them from ordinary feelings of sadness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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32. Validation of the "World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule, WHODAS-2"
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Garin, Olatz, Ayuso-Mateos, Jose Luis, Almansa, Josué, Nieto, Marta, Chatterji, Somnath, Vilagut, Gemma, Alonso, Jordi, Cieza, Alarcos, Svetskova, Olga, Burger, Helena, Racca, Vittorio, Francescutti, Carlo, Vieta, Eduard, Kostanjsek, Nenad, Raggi, Alberto, Leonardi, Matilde, and Ferrer, Montse
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Background: The WHODAS-2 is a disability assessment instrument based on the conceptual framework of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF). It provides a global measure of disability and 7 domain-specific scores. The aim of this study was to assess WHODAS-2 conceptual model and metric properties in a set of chronic and prevalent clinical conditions accounting for a wide scope of disability in Europe. Methods: 1,119 patients with one of 13 chronic conditions were recruited in 7 European centres. Participants were clinically evaluated and administered the WHODAS-2 and the SF-36 at baseline, 6 weeks and 3 months of follow-up. The latent structure was explored and confirmed by factor analysis (FA). Reliability was assessed in terms of internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha) and reproducibility (intra-class correlation coefficients, ICC). Construct validity was evaluated by correlating the WHODAS-2 and SF-36 domains, and comparing known groups based on the clinicalseverity and work status. Effect size (ES) coefficient was used to assess responsiveness. To assess reproducibility and responsiveness, subsamples of stable (at 6 weeks) and improved (after 3 moths) patients were defined, respectively, according to changes in their clinical-severity. Results: The satisfactory FA goodness of fit indexes confirmed a second order factor structure with 7 dimensions, and a global score for the WHODAS-2. Cronbach's alpha ranged from 0.77 (self care) to 0.98 (life activities: work or school), and the ICC was lower, but achieved the recommended standard of 0.7 for four domains. Correlations between global WHODAS-2 score and the different domains of the SF-36 ranged from -0.29 to -0.65. Most of the WHODAS-2 scores showed statistically significant differences among clinical-severity groups for all pathologies, and between working patients and those not working due to ill health (p < 0.001). Among the subsample of patients who had improved, responsiveness coefficients were small to moderate (ES = 0.3-0.7), but higher than those of the SF-36. Conclusions: The latent structure originally designed by WHODAS-2 developers has been confirmed for the first time, and it has shown good metric properties in clinic and rehabilitation samples. Therefore, considerable support is provided to the WHODAS-2 utilization as an international instrument to measure disability based on the ICF model. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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33. Identification of candidate categories of the International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health (ICF) for a Generic ICF Core Set based on regression modelling.
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Cieza, Alarcos, Geyh, Szilvia, Chatterji, Somnath, Kostanjsek, Nenad, Üstün, Bedirhan T., and Stucki, Gerold
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Background: The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) is the framework developed by WHO to describe functioning and disability at both the individual and population levels. While condition-specific ICF Core Sets are useful, a Generic ICF Core Set is needed to describe and compare problems in functioning across health conditions. Methods: The aims of the multi-centre, cross-sectional study presented here were: a) to propose a method to select ICF categories when a large amount of ICF-based data have to be handled, and b) to identify candidate ICF categories for a Generic ICF Core Set by examining their explanatory power in relation to item one of the SF-36. The data were collected from 1039 patients using the ICF checklist, the SF-36 and a Comorbidity Questionnaire. ICF categories to be entered in an initial regression model were selected following systematic steps in accordance with the ICF structure. Based on an initial regression model, additional models were designed by systematically substituting the ICF categories included in it with ICF categories with which they were highly correlated. Results: Fourteen different regression models were performed. The variance the performed models account for ranged from 22.27% to 24.0%. The ICF category that explained the highest amount of variance in all the models was sensation of pain. In total, thirteen candidate ICF categories for a Generic ICF Core Set were proposed. Conclusion: The selection strategy based on the ICF structure and the examination of the best possible alternative models does not provide a final answer about which ICF categories must be considered, but leads to a selection of suitable candidates which needs further consideration and comparison with the results of other selection strategies in developing a Generic ICF Core Set. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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34. Global patterns of healthy life expectancy in the year 2002.
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Mathers, Colin D., Iburg, Kim Moesgaard, Salomon, Joshua A., Tandon, Ajay, Chatterji, Somnath, Ustün, Bedirhan, and Murray, Christopher J. L.
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Background: Healthy life expectancy -- sometimes called health-adjusted life expectancy (HALE) -- is a form of health expectancy indicator that extends measures of life expectancy to account for the distribution of health states in the population. The World Health Organization reports on healthy life expectancy for 192 WHO Member States. This paper describes variation in average levels of population health across these countries and by sex for the year 2002. Methods: Mortality was analysed for 192 countries and disability from 135 causes assessed for 17 regions of the world. Health surveys in 61 countries were analyzed using new methods to improve the comparability of self-report data. Results: Healthy life expectancy at birth ranged from 40 years for males in Africa to over 70 years for females in developed countries in 2002. The equivalent "lost" healthy years ranged from 15% of total life expectancy at birth in Africa to 8-9% in developed countries. Conclusion: People living in poor countries not only face lower life expectancies than those in richer countries but also live a higher proportion of their lives in poor health. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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35. Machine learning methodologies versus cardiovascular risk scores, in predicting disease risk.
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Dimopoulos, Alexandros C., Nikolaidou, Mara, Caballero, Francisco Félix, Engchuan, Worrawat, Sanchez-Niubo, Albert, Arndt, Holger, Ayuso-Mateos, José Luis, Haro, Josep Maria, Chatterji, Somnath, Georgousopoulou, Ekavi N., Pitsavos, Christos, and Panagiotakos, Demosthenes B.
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CARDIOVASCULAR diseases risk factors ,MACHINE learning ,CARDIOVASCULAR disease prevention ,PREDICTION models ,HEALTH risk assessment ,RANDOM forest algorithms - Abstract
Background: The use of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) risk estimation scores in primary prevention has long been established. However, their performance still remains a matter of concern. The aim of this study was to explore the potential of using ML methodologies on CVD prediction, especially compared to established risk tool, the HellenicSCORE.Methods: Data from the ATTICA prospective study (n = 2020 adults), enrolled during 2001-02 and followed-up in 2011-12 were used. Three different machine-learning classifiers (k-NN, random forest, and decision tree) were trained and evaluated against 10-year CVD incidence, in comparison with the HellenicSCORE tool (a calibration of the ESC SCORE). Training datasets, consisting from 16 variables to only 5 variables, were chosen, with or without bootstrapping, in an attempt to achieve the best overall performance for the machine learning classifiers.Results: Depending on the classifier and the training dataset the outcome varied in efficiency but was comparable between the two methodological approaches. In particular, the HellenicSCORE showed accuracy 85%, specificity 20%, sensitivity 97%, positive predictive value 87%, and negative predictive value 58%, whereas for the machine learning methodologies, accuracy ranged from 65 to 84%, specificity from 46 to 56%, sensitivity from 67 to 89%, positive predictive value from 89 to 91%, and negative predictive value from 24 to 45%; random forest gave the best results, while the k-NN gave the poorest results.Conclusions: The alternative approach of machine learning classification produced results comparable to that of risk prediction scores and, thus, it can be used as a method of CVD prediction, taking into consideration the advantages that machine learning methodologies may offer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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36. Social determinants of sex differences in disability among older adults: a multi-country decomposition analysis using the World Health Survey
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Hosseinpoor, Ahmad, Stewart Williams, Jennifer, Jann, Ben, Kowal, Paul, Officer, Alana, Posarac, Aleksandra, and Chatterji, Somnath
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37. The role of socio-economic status in depression: results from the COURAGE (aging survey in Europe).
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Freeman, Aislinne, Tyrovolas, Stefanos, Koyanagi, Ai, Chatterji, Somnath, Leonardi, Matilde, Ayuso-Mateos, Jose Luis, Tobiasz-Adamczyk, Beata, Koskinen, Seppo, Rummel-Kluge, Christine, and Haro, Josep Maria
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AGING ,MENTAL depression ,INCOME ,RESEARCH funding ,SOCIAL classes ,LOGISTIC regression analysis ,EDUCATIONAL attainment ,DISEASE prevalence ,CROSS-sectional method - Abstract
Background: Low socio-economic status (SES) has been found to be associated with a higher prevalence of depression. However, studies that have investigated this association have been limited in their national scope, have analyzed different components of SES separately, and have not used standardized definitions or measurements across populations. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the association between SES and depression across three European countries that represent different regions across Europe, using standardized procedures and measurements and a composite score for SES.Method: Nationally-representative data on 10,800 individuals aged ≥18 from the Collaborative Research on Ageing in Europe (COURAGE) survey conducted in Finland, Poland and Spain were analyzed in this cross-sectional study. An adapted version of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview was used to identify the presence of depression, and SES was computed by using the combined scores of the total number of years educated (0-22) and the quintiles of the country-specific income level of the household (1-5). Multivariable logistic regression was used to assess the association between SES and depression.Results: Findings reveal a significant association between depression and SES across all countries (p ≤ 0.001). After adjusting for confounders, the odds of depression were significantly decreased for every unit increase in the SES index for Finland, Poland and Spain. Additionally, higher education significantly decreased the odds for depression in each country, but income did not.Conclusion: The SES index seems to predict depression symptomatology across European countries. Taking SES into account may be an important factor in the development of depression prevention strategies across Europe. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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38. Common risk factors for chronic non-communicable diseases among older adults in China, Ghana, Mexico, India, Russia and South Africa: the study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE) wave 1.
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Wu, Fan, Guo, Yanfei, Chatterji, Somnath, Zheng, Yang, Naidoo, Nirmala, Jiang, Yong, Biritwum, Richard, Yawson, Alfred, Minicuci, Nadia, Salinas-Rodriguez, Aaron, Manrique-Espinoza, Betty, Maximova, Tamara, Peltzer, Karl, Phaswanamafuya, Nancy, Snodgrass, James J, Thiele, Elizabeth, Ng, Nawi, and Kowal, Paul
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Background: Behavioral risk factors such as tobacco use, unhealthy diet, insufficient physical activity and the harmful use of alcohol are known and modifiable contributors to a number of NCDs and health mediators. The purpose of this paper is to describe the distribution of main risk factors for NCDs by socioeconomic status (SES) among adults aged 50 years and older within a country and compare these risk factors across six lower- and upper-middle income countries.Methods: The study population in this paper draw from SAGE Wave 1 and consisted of adults aged 50-plus from China (N=13,157), Ghana (N=4,305), India (N=6,560), Mexico (N=2,318), the Russian Federation (N=3,938) and South Africa (N=3,836). Seven main common risk factors for NCDs were identified: daily tobacco use, frequent heavy drinking, low level physical activity, insufficient vegetable and fruit intake, high risk waist-hip ratio, obesity and hypertension. Multiple risk factors were also calculated by summing all these risk factors.Results: The prevalence of daily tobacco use ranged from 7.7% (Ghana) to 46.9% (India), frequent heavy drinker was the highest in China (6.3%) and lowest in India (0.2%), and the highest prevalence of low physical activity was in South Africa (59.7%). The highest prevalence of respondents with high waist-to-hip ratio risk was 84.5% in Mexico, and the prevalence of self-reported hypertension ranging from 33% (India) to 78% (South Africa). Obesity was more common in South Africa, the Russia Federation and Mexico (45.2%, 36% and 28.6%, respectively) compared with China, India and Ghana (15.3%, 9.7% and 6.4%, respectively). China, Ghana and India had a higher prevalence of respondents with multiple risk factors than Mexico, the Russia Federation and South Africa. The occurrence of three and four risk factors was more prevalent in Mexico, the Russia Federation and South Africa.Conclusion: There were substantial variations across countries and settings, even between upper-middle income countries and lower-middle income countries. The baseline information on the magnitude of the problem of risk factors provided by this study can help countries and health policymakers to set up interventions addressing the global non-communicable disease epidemic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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39. Prevalence, risk factors and disability associated with fall-related injury in older adults in low- and middle-incomecountries: results from the WHO Study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE).
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Stewart Williams, Jennifer, Kowal, Paul, Hestekin, Heather, O'Driscoll, Tristan, Peltzer, Karl, Yawson, Alfred, Biritwum, Richard, Maximova, Tamara, Salinas Rodríguez, Aarón, Manrique Espinoza, Betty, Wu, Fan, Arokiasamy, Perianayagam, Chatterji, Somnath, and SAGE collaborators
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Background: In 2010 falls were responsible for approximately 80 % of disability stemming from unintentional injuries excluding traffic accidents in adults 50 years and over. Falls are becoming a major public health problem in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) where populations are ageing rapidly.Methods: Nationally representative standardized data collected from adults aged 50 years and over participating in the World Health Organization (WHO) Study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE) Wave 1 in China, Ghana, India, Mexico, the Russian Federation and South Africa are analysed. The aims are to identify the prevalence of, and risk factors for, past-year fall-related injury and to assess associations between fall-related injury and disability. Regression methods are used to identify risk factors and association between fall-related injury and disability. Disability was measured using the WHO Disability Assessment Schedule Version 2.0 (WHODAS 2.0).Results: The prevalence of past-year fall-related injuries ranged from 6.6 % in India to 1.0 % in South Africa and was 4.0 % across the pooled countries. The proportion of all past-year injuries that were fall-related ranged from 73.3 % in the Russian Federation to 44.4 % in Ghana. Across the six countries this was 65.7 %. In the multivariable logistic regression, the odds of past-year fall-related injury were significantly higher for: women (OR: 1.27; 95 % CI: 0.99,1.62); respondents who lived in rural areas (OR: 1.36; 95 % CI: 1.06,1.75); those with depression (OR: 1.43; 95 % CI: 1.01,2.02); respondents who reported severe or extreme problems sleeping (OR: 1.54; 95 % CI: 1.15,2.08); and those who reported two or more (compared with no) chronic conditions (OR: 2.15; 95 % CI: 1.45,3.19). Poor cognition was also a significant risk factor for fall-related injury. The association between fall-related injury and the WHODAS measure of disability was highly significant (P<0.0001) with some attenuation after adjusting for confounders. Reporting two or more chronic conditions (compared with none) was significantly associated with disability (P<0.0001).Conclusions: The findings provide a platform for improving understanding of risk factors for falls in older adults in this group of LMICs. Clinicians and public health professionals in these countries must be made aware of the extent of this problem and the need to implement policies to reduce the risk of falls in older adults. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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40. Self-reported cataracts in older adults in Ghana: sociodemographic and health related factors.
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Yawson, Alfred E, Ackuaku-Dogbe, Edith M, Seneadza, Nana A Hagan, Mensah, George, Minicuci, Nadia, Naidoo, Nirmala, Chatterji, Somnath, Kowal, Paul, and Biritwum, Richard B
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Background: Changes in function of sensory organs with increasing age have significant impact on health and wellbeing of older persons. This paper describes cataract, a chronic eye condition, self-reported among older adults in Ghana and the need for improving access to eye care services.Methods: This work was based on the World Health Organization's multi-country Study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE), conducted in six countries including Ghana. SAGE Wave 1 in Ghana was conducted in 2007-2008 in a nationally representative sample of 4278 older adults, ≥ 50 years. Data were obtained on sociodemographic and health factors related to self-reported cataracts in older persons in Ghana. Data were analysed using descriptive measures (frequencies and proportions), chi-square test for associations in categorical outcome measures, and logistic regression for predictors of cataracts with SPSS version 21.Results: Overall prevalence of self-reported cataracts among 4278 older adults in Ghana was 5.4%. Prevalence was proportionately higher for women (5.9%) than men (4.7%). Reported cataracts increased with age, among urban residents, in older adults living without partners and among those with the worse life satisfaction index. Older adults in lower income groups, poorly educated or living alone had difficulty seeking vision care services. Prevalence was 8.4% among persons with diabetes, 10.4% among hypertensives and 11.4% in persons with previous history of stroke. Among older persons who had ever used alcohol or tobacco, prevalence rates of reported cataracts were 5.7% and 4.9%, respectively. Logistic regression analysis indicated that increasing age, lower income status and self-reported hypertension were significantly associated with cataract among older adults in Ghana.Conclusions: Cataract is prevalent in older people in Ghana with approximately 1 in 20 people aged 50 years or older reporting a previous diagnosis of cataract. As cataract surgery is restorative, a public health approach on behavioural modification, well structured national outreach eye care services (for rural residents), inclusion of basic eye health services at sub-district levels, increased family support and national health insurance for older persons is indicated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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41. World Health Organisation's (WHO) Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health (SAGE).
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Chatterji, Somnath
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The article discusses the Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health (SAGE) conducted by World Health Organisation (WHO) which aims to understand the well-being and health of older people. Topics discussed include the biomarker componet of SAGE, the importance of health monitoring for older population, and life expectancy between male and female elders.
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42. Validation of an instrument to evaluate quality of life in the aging population: WHOQOL-AGE.
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Caballero, Francisco Félix, Miret, Marta, Power, Mick, Chatterji, Somnath, Tobiasz-Adamczyk, Beata, Koskinen, Seppo, Leonardi, Matilde, Olaya, Beatriz, Haro, Josep Maria, and Ayuso-Mateos, José Luis
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Background: There is a need for short, specific instruments that assess quality of life (QOL) adequately in the older adult population. The aims of the present study were to obtain evidence on the validity of the inferences that could be drawn from an instrument to measure QOL in the aging population (people 50+ years old), and to test its psychometric properties.Methods: The instrument, WHOQOL-AGE, comprised 13 positive items, assessed on a five-point rating scale, and was administered to nationally representative samples (n = 9987) from Finland, Poland, and Spain. Cronbach's alpha was employed to assess internal consistency reliability, whereas the validity of the questionnaire was assessed by means of factor analysis, graded response model, Pearson's correlation coefficient and unpaired t-test. Normative values were calculated across countries and for different age groups.Results: The satisfactory goodness-of-fit indices confirmed that the factorial structure of WHOQOL-AGE comprises two first-order factors. Cronbach's alpha was 0.88 for factor 1, and 0.84 for factor 2. Evidence supporting a global score was found with a second-order factor model, according to the goodness-of-fit indices: CFI = 0.93, TLI = 0.91, RMSEA = 0.073. Convergent validity was estimated at r = 0.75 and adequate discriminant validity was also found. Significant differences were found between healthy individuals (74.19 ± 13.21) and individuals with at least one chronic condition (64.29 ± 16.29), supporting adequate known-groups validity.Conclusions: WHOQOL-AGE has shown good psychometric properties in Finland, Poland, and Spain. Therefore, considerable support is provided to using the WHOQOL-AGE to measure QOL in older adults in these countries, and to compare the QOL of older and younger adults. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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43. Pain rates in general population for the period 1991-2015 and 10-years prediction: results from a multi-continent age-period-cohort analysis.
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Guido D, Leonardi M, Mellor-Marsá B, Moneta MV, Sanchez-Niubo A, Tyrovolas S, Giné-Vázquez I, Haro JM, Chatterji S, Bobak M, Ayuso-Mateos JL, Arndt H, Koupil I, Bickenbach J, Koskinen S, Tobiasz-Adamczyk B, Panagiotakos D, and Raggi A
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- Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Bayes Theorem, Female, Humans, Incidence, Male, Middle Aged, Self Report, Pain epidemiology
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Background: Pain is a common symptom, often associated with neurological and musculoskeletal conditions, and experienced especially by females and by older people. The aims of this study are to evaluate the temporal variations of pain rates among general populations for the period 1991-2015 and to project 10-year pain rates., Methods: We used the harmonized dataset of ATHLOS project, which included 660,028 valid observations in the period 1990-2015 and we applied Bayesian age-period-cohort modeling to perform projections up to 2025. The harmonized Pain variable covers the content "self-reported pain experienced at the time of the interview", with a dichotomous (yes or no) modality., Results: Pain rates were higher among females, older subjects, in recent periods, and among observations referred to cohorts of subjects born between the 20s and the 60s. The 10-year projections indicate a noteworthy increase in pain rates in both genders and particularly among subjects aged 66 or over, for whom a 10-20% increase in pain rate is foreseen; among females only, a 10-15% increase in pain rates is foreseen for those aged 36-50., Conclusions: Projected increase in pain rates will require specific interventions by health and welfare systems, as pain is responsible for limited quality of subjective well-being, reduced employment rates and hampered work performance. Worksite and lifestyle interventions will therefore be needed to limit the impact of projected higher pain rates.
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44. Predictors of pain in general ageing populations: results from a multi-country analysis based on ATHLOS harmonized database.
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Raggi A, Leonardi M, Mellor-Marsá B, Moneta MV, Sanchez-Niubo A, Tyrovolas S, Giné-Vázquez I, Haro JM, Chatterji S, Bobak M, Ayuso-Mateos JL, Arndt H, Hossin MZ, Bickenbach J, Koskinen S, Tobiasz-Adamczyk B, Panagiotakos D, and Corso B
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- Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Aging pathology, Body Weight physiology, China epidemiology, Cognition physiology, Europe epidemiology, Exercise physiology, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Health Status, Humans, Life Style, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Mexico epidemiology, Middle Aged, Pain physiopathology, Predictive Value of Tests, Risk Factors, Sex Factors, Young Adult, Aging physiology, Databases, Factual trends, Pain diagnosis, Pain epidemiology, Population Surveillance methods
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Background: Pain is a common symptom, often associated with neurological and musculoskeletal conditions, and experienced especially by females and by older people, and with increasing trends in general populations. Different risk factors for pain have been identified, but generally from studies with limited samples and a limited number of candidate predictors. The aim of this study is to evaluate the predictors of pain from a large set of variables and respondents., Methods: We used part of the harmonized dataset of ATHLOS project, selecting studies and waves with a longitudinal course, and in which pain was absent at baseline and with no missing at follow-up. Predictors were selected based on missing distribution and univariable association with pain, and were selected from the following domains: Socio-demographic and economic characteristics, Lifestyle and health behaviours, Health status and functional limitations, Diseases, Physical measures, Cognition, personality and other psychological measures, and Social environment. Hierarchical logistic regression models were then applied to identify significant predictors., Results: A total of 13,545 subjects were included of whom 5348 (39.5%) developed pain between baseline and the average 5.2 years' follow-up. Baseline risk factors for pain were female gender (OR 1.34), engaging in vigorous exercise (OR 2.51), being obese (OR 1.36) and suffering from the loss of a close person (OR 1.88) whereas follow-up risk factors were low energy levels/fatigue (1.93), difficulties with walking (1.69), self-rated health referred as poor (OR 2.20) or average to moderate (OR 1.57) and presence of sleep problems (1.80)., Conclusions: Our results showed that 39.5% of respondents developed pain over a five-year follow-up period, that there are proximal and distal risk factors for pain, and that part of them are directly modifiable. Actions aimed at improving sleep, reducing weight among obese people and treating fatigue would positively impact on pain onset, and avoiding vigorous exercise should be advised to people aged 60 or over, in particular if female or obese.
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45. Improving quality in population surveys of headache prevalence, burden and cost: key methodological considerations.
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Steiner TJ, Stovner LJ, Al Jumah M, Birbeck GL, Gururaj G, Jensen R, Katsarava Z, Queiroz LP, Scher AI, Tekle-Haimanot R, Wang SJ, Martelletti P, Dua T, and Chatterji S
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- Cost of Illness, Health Surveys methods, Humans, Prevalence, Headache epidemiology, Health Surveys standards, Research Design standards, Surveys and Questionnaires standards
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Population-based studies of headache disorders are important. They inform needs assessment and underpin service policy for a set of disorders that are a public-health priority. On the one hand, our knowledge of the global burden of headache is incomplete, with major geographical gaps; on the other, methodological differences and variable quality are notable among published studies of headache prevalence, burden and cost. The purpose here was to start the process of developing standardized and better methodology in these studies. An expert consensus group was assembled to identify the key methodological issues, and areas where studies might fail. Members had competence and practical experience in headache epidemiology or epidemiology in general, and were drawn from all WHO world regions. We reviewed the relevant literature, and supplemented the knowledge gathered from this exercise with experience gained from recent Global Campaign population-based studies, not all yet published. We extracted methodological themes and identified issues within them that were of key importance. We found wide variations in methodology. The themes within which methodological shortcomings had adverse impact on quality were the following: study design; selection and/or definition of population of interest; sampling and bias avoidance; sample size estimation; access to selected subjects (managing and reporting non-participation); case definition (including diagnosis and timeframe); case ascertainment (including diagnostic validation of questionnaires); burden estimation; reporting (methods and results). These are discussed.
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46. Definitions and factors associated with subthreshold depressive conditions: a systematic review.
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Rodríguez MR, Nuevo R, Chatterji S, and Ayuso-Mateos JL
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- Depressive Disorder classification, Depressive Disorder epidemiology, Depressive Disorder therapy, Diagnosis, Differential, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Humans, Prevalence, Depressive Disorder diagnosis
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Background: Subthreshold depressive disorders (minor and subthrehold depression) have been defined in a wide range of forms, varying on the number of symptoms and duration required. Disability associated with these conditions has also been reported. Our aim was to review the different definitions and to determine factors associated with these conditions in order to clarify the nosological implications of these disorders., Methods: A Medline search was conducted of the published literature between January 2001 and September 2011. Bibliographies of the retrieved papers were also analysed., Results: There is a wide heterogeneity in the definition and diagnostic criteria of minor and subthreshold depression. Minor depression was defined according to DSM-IV criteria. Regarding subthreshold depression, also called subclinical depression or subsyndromal symptomatic depression, between 2 and 5 depressive symptoms were required for the diagnosis, and a minimum duration of 2 weeks. Significant impairment associated with subthreshold depressive conditions, as well as comorbidity with other mental disorders, has been described., Conclusions: Depression as a disorder is better explained as a spectrum rather than as a collection of discrete categories. Minor and subthreshold depression are common conditions and patients falling below the diagnostic threshold experience significant difficulties in functioning and a negative impact on their quality of life. Current diagnostic systems need to reexamine the thresholds for depressive disorders and distinguish them from ordinary feelings of sadness.
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47. Social determinants of sex differences in disability among older adults: a multi-country decomposition analysis using the World Health Survey.
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Hosseinpoor AR, Williams JS, Jann B, Kowal P, Officer A, Posarac A, and Chatterji S
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- Age Factors, Female, Global Health statistics & numerical data, Health Surveys, Humans, Logistic Models, Male, Middle Aged, Prevalence, Sex Factors, Socioeconomic Factors, Disabled Persons statistics & numerical data, Health Status Disparities
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Introduction: Women represent a growing proportion of older people and experience increasing disability in their longer lives. Using a universally agreed definition of disability based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health, this paper examines how, apart from age, social and economic factors contribute to disability differences between older men and women., Methods: World Health Survey data were analyzed from 57 countries drawn from all income groups defined by the World Bank. The final sample comprises 63638 respondents aged 50 and older (28568 males and 35070 females). Item Response Theory was applied to derive a measure of disability which ensured cross country comparability. Individuals with scores at or above a threshold score were those who experienced significant difficulty in their everyday lives, irrespective of the underlying etiology. The population was then divided into "disabled" vs. "not disabled". We firstly computed disability prevalence for males and females by socio-demographic factors, secondly used multiple logistic regression to estimate the adjusted effects of each social determinant on disability for males and females, and thirdly used a variant of the Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition technique to partition the measured inequality in disability between males and females into the "explained" part that arises because of differences between males and females in terms of age and social and economic characteristics, and an "unexplained" part attributed to the differential effects of these characteristics., Results: Prevalence of disability among women compared with men aged 50+ years was 40.1% vs. 23.8%. Lower levels of education and economic status are associated with disability in women and men. Approximately 45% of the sex inequality in disability can be attributed to differences in the distribution of socio-demographic factors. Approximately 55% of the inequality results from differences in the effects of the determinants., Conclusions: There is an urgent need for data and methodologies that can identify how social, biological and other factors separately contribute to the health decrements facing men and women as they age. This study highlights the need for action to address social structures and institutional practices that impact unfairly on the health of older men and women.
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48. Socioeconomic inequality in domains of health: results from the World Health Surveys.
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Hosseinpoor AR, Stewart Williams JA, Itani L, and Chatterji S
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- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Attitude to Health, Humans, Income trends, Interpersonal Relations, Middle Aged, Poisson Distribution, Risk Assessment, Self Care psychology, Self Report, Surveys and Questionnaires, World Health Organization, Global Health statistics & numerical data, Health Status Disparities, Health Status Indicators, Health Surveys, Income statistics & numerical data, Social Class
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Background: In all countries people of lower socioeconomic status evaluate their health more poorly. Yet in reporting overall health, individuals consider multiple domains that comprise their perceived health state. Considered alone, overall measures of self-reported health mask differences in the domains of health. The aim of this study is to compare and assess socioeconomic inequalities in each of the individual health domains and in a separate measure of overall health., Methods: Data on 247,037 adults aged 18 or older were analyzed from 57 countries, drawn from all national income groups, participating in the World Health Survey 2002-2004. The analysis was repeated for lower- and higher-income countries. Prevalence estimates of poor self-rated health (SRH) were calculated for each domain and for overall health according to wealth quintiles and education levels. Relative socioeconomic inequalities in SRH were measured for each of the eight health domains and for overall health, according to wealth quintiles and education levels, using the relative index of inequality (RII). A RII value greater than one indicated greater prevalence of self-reported poor health among populations of lower socioeconomic status, called pro-rich inequality., Results: There was a descending gradient in the prevalence of poor health, moving from the poorest wealth quintile to the richest, and moving from the lowest to the highest educated groups. Inequalities which favor groups who are advantaged either with respect to wealth or education, were consistently statistically significant in each of the individual domains of health, and in health overall. However the size of these inequalities differed between health domains. The prevalence of reporting poor health was higher in the lower-income country group. Relative socioeconomic inequalities in the health domains and overall health were higher in the higher-income country group than the lower-income country group., Conclusions: Using a common measurement approach, inequalities in health, favoring the rich and the educated, were evident in overall health as well as in every health domain. Existent differences in averages and inequalities in health domains suggest that monitoring should not be limited only to overall health. This study carries important messages for policy-making in regard to tackling inequalities in specific domains of health. Targeting interventions towards individual domains of health such as mobility, self-care and vision, ought to be considered besides improving overall health.
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49. Health and functional status among older people with HIV/AIDS in Uganda.
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Scholten F, Mugisha J, Seeley J, Kinyanda E, Nakubukwa S, Kowal P, Naidoo N, Boerma T, Chatterji S, and Grosskurth H
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- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome physiopathology, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Uganda, Disability Evaluation, HIV Long-Term Survivors, Health Status
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Background: In sub-Saharan Africa, little is known about the health and functional status of older people who either themselves are HIV infected or are affected by HIV and AIDS in the family. This aim of this study was to describe health among older people in association with the HIV epidemic., Methods: The cross-sectional survey consisted of 510 participants aged 50 years and older, equally divided into five study groups including; 1) HIV infected and on antiretroviral therapy (ART) for at least 1 year; 2) HIV infected and not yet eligible for ART; 3) older people who had lost a child due to HIV/AIDS; 4) older people who have an adult child with HIV/AIDS; 5) older people not known to be infected or affected by HIV in the family. The participants were randomly selected from ongoing studies in a rural and peri-urban area in Uganda. Data were collected using a WHO standard questionnaire and performance tests. Eight indicators of health and functioning were examined in an age-adjusted bivariate and multivariate analyses., Results: In total, 198 men and 312 women participated. The overall mean age was 65.8 and 64.5 years for men and women respectively. Men had better self-reported health and functional status than women, as well as lower self-reported prevalence of chronic diseases. In general, health problems were common: 35% of respondents were diagnosed with at least one of the five chronic conditions, including 15% with depression, based on algorithms; 31% of men and 35% of women had measured hypertension; 25% of men and 21% of women had poor vision test results. HIV-positive older people, irrespective of being on ART, and HIV-negative older people in the other study groups had very similar results for most health status and functioning indicators. The main difference was a significantly lower BMI among HIV-infected older people., Conclusion: The systematic exploration of health and well being among older people, using eight self-reported and objective health indicators, showed that basic health problems are very common at older ages and poorly addressed by existing health services. HIV-infected older people, however, whether on ART or not yet on ART, had a similar health and functional status as other older people.
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