What is the health status of institutionalized elderly in Lebanon ? : a preliminary cross-sectional national survey
Joint Authors
al-Hayik, Rita
Boulos, Christa
Sahyoun, Francois
Basil, Nazim
Jallul, Salam
Beainy, Shawkat
Budura, Rafiq
Source
Issue
Vol. 64, Issue 2 (30 Jun. 2016), pp.65-71, 7 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2016-06-30
Country of Publication
Lebanon
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background: Medical conditions and dependency levels of the elderly in the Lebanese long-term care institutions have not been described.
This may undermine care commissioning and development to institutionalized elderly.
Data to inform policy and practice are needed.
Objective: To identify clinical diagnoses and dependency levels among elderly residents in long-term care institutions in Lebanon.
Methods: Cross-sectional survey of long-term care institutions throughout Lebanon as identified by the Ministry of Social Affairs.
Results: Thirty-one out of 42 longterm care institutions have been included in this survey.
Among them, 1371 elderly subjects were included in the analysis ; 75.6% were over the age of 75, and female represented 67%.
Medical morbidities and associated disabilities have driven admission in 70.5% of residents ; 45.6% of residents reported dementia, stroke or other neurodegenerative disease.
Overall, 60% of residents required locomotor assistance.
Conclusions : Elderly residents in long-term care institutions are predominantly females, with mental and/or locomotor disabilities resulting from neurological and arthritic conditions.
Targeting healthcare for such health conditions remains a challenge for the institutions.
Keywords : geriatric assessment, long-term care, elderly, dependency, residential care
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Hayik, Rita& Boulos, Christa& Sahyoun, Francois& Basil, Nazim& Jallul, Salam& Beainy, Shawkat…[et al.]. 2016. What is the health status of institutionalized elderly in Lebanon ? : a preliminary cross-sectional national survey. Journal Médical Libanais،Vol. 64, no. 2, pp.65-71.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-701860
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Hayik, Rita…[et al.]. What is the health status of institutionalized elderly in Lebanon ? : a preliminary cross-sectional national survey. Journal Médical Libanais Vol. 64, no. 2 (Apr. / Jun. 2016), pp.65-71.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-701860
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Hayik, Rita& Boulos, Christa& Sahyoun, Francois& Basil, Nazim& Jallul, Salam& Beainy, Shawkat…[et al.]. What is the health status of institutionalized elderly in Lebanon ? : a preliminary cross-sectional national survey. Journal Médical Libanais. 2016. Vol. 64, no. 2, pp.65-71.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-701860
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes appendices : p. 71
Record ID
BIM-701860