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dc.creatorOffice for National Statistics, Social Survey Divisionen
dc.date1998-09-02T00:00:00Zen
dc.identifier10.5255/UKDA-SN-3903-1-
dc.identifier3903-
dc.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-3903-1-
dc.identifier.urihttps://t2-4.bsc.es/jspui/handle/123456789/65646*
dc.description<P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P>en
dc.descriptionA Working Group on Health Expectancy was set up in late 1995 to provide expert advice to the Department of Health on the appropriate measures to use in the estimation of health expectancy (the expected number of years of disability-free life). The Working Group advised that health expectancy could not be properly monitored without longitudinal data, because it requires data on transition rates between health states. They recommended that the feasibility of collecting these data be investigated by following up and attempting to re-interview respondents aged 65 years and over interviewed in the 1994 &lt;i&gt;General Household Survey&lt;/i&gt; (held at the Data Archive under SN:3538). The Department of Health commissioned ONS to re-interview approximately 1000 elderly people, around two and a half years after the GHS interview. The purpose of this pilot study was to examine various methodological aspects of the feasibility of carrying out a cohort study, or a series of cohort studies, of the elderly. The key data required were those which would enable transition rates between health states to be monitored, but a further aim was to collect information on related issues such as the use of long term care services.<br> The main areas for consideration by the study were as follows:<br> whether it would be possible to get a sufficiently high response rate and what were the likely biases in response;<br> whether elderly respondents would be able to remember when particular health-related events happened and whether it would be possible to build up a history of health events between the two interviews;<br> an assessment of the quality of data on health, mobility and other relevant topics, informed by comparison of answers at the two surveys;<br> the optimum length of time between interviews: the longer the interval, the greater the number of health changes that occur, but less likely that the respondents remember the accurately;<br> what size of sample and what interval between interviews would provide sufficient changes in health state for health expectancy analysis.en
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dc.descriptionVarious health topics were covered in the survey.<br> Household information : changes in household composition, details of the accommodation, presence of relatives nearby, availability of car.<br> Health state : health on the whole, longstanding illness, perceived changes in health since the GHS.<br> EuroQol : mobility, self-care, ability to do usual activities, pain, anxiety.<br> Sight and hearing : eyesight and hearing difficulty, perceived change since GHS.<br> Mental state : frequency of confusion.<br> Mobility and self-care : getting around in the home, daily personal care.<br> Continence : bladder and bowel continence.<br> Getting out : walking outside the home, car use, public transport use.<br> Aids and alterations : walking/mobility aids and alterations to the home.<br> Domestic tasks : activities of daily living.<br> Informal care : regular daily help.<br> Use of services : use in the last month of local authority personal social services, medical visits and hospital attendance.<br> Smoking and alcohol use.<br> Income : perceived comparison with income at GHS, whether receiving 'Attendance Allowance'.<br> Moving home : reasons for moving, likelihood of future move, reason for it and likely type of accommodation.<br> Standard Measures<br> EuroQol was used.en
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dc.subjectABILITYen
dc.subjectAGEen
dc.subjectAIDS FOR THE DISABLEDen
dc.subjectALCOHOL USEen
dc.subjectALCOHOLIC DRINKSen
dc.subjectANXIETYen
dc.subjectAPARTMENTSen
dc.subjectASSISTANCE ALARM SYSTEMSen
dc.subjectATTITUDESen
dc.subjectCARE IN THE COMMUNITYen
dc.subjectCARE OF DEPENDANTSen
dc.subjectCARE OF THE ELDERLYen
dc.subjectCENTRAL HEATINGen
dc.subjectCHIROPODYen
dc.subjectCLUBSen
dc.subjectCONTACT LENSESen
dc.subjectCOOKINGen
dc.subjectCOOKING FACILITIESen
dc.subjectDAY CAREen
dc.subjectDEPRESSIONen
dc.subjectDISABILITIESen
dc.subjectDISABLED FACILITIESen
dc.subjectDOMESTIC SERVICESen
dc.subjectDRIVINGen
dc.subjectELDERLYen
dc.subjectFAMILY MEMBERSen
dc.subjectGENDERen
dc.subjectGENERAL PRACTITIONERSen
dc.subjectHEALTHen
dc.subjectHEALTH VISITORSen
dc.subjectHEALTH CONSULTATIONSen
dc.subjectHEARINGen
dc.subjectHEARING AIDSen
dc.subjectHEARING IMPAIRMENTSen
dc.subjectHOME HELPen
dc.subjectHOME OWNERSHIPen
dc.subjectHOSPITALIZATIONen
dc.subjectHOSPITAL SERVICESen
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD BUDGETSen
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDSen
dc.subjectHOUSEWORKen
dc.subjectHOUSINGen
dc.subjectHOUSING TENUREen
dc.subjectINCOMEen
dc.subjectINCONTINENCE AIDSen
dc.subjectLANDLORDSen
dc.subjectLAVATORIESen
dc.subjectLOANSen
dc.subjectMARITAL STATUSen
dc.subjectMEALSen
dc.subjectMEALS-ON-WHEELSen
dc.subjectMENTAL DISORDERSen
dc.subjectMOBILE HOMESen
dc.subjectMORTGAGESen
dc.subjectMOTOR PROCESSESen
dc.subjectMOTOR VEHICLESen
dc.subjectNURSESen
dc.subjectOLD PEOPLE'S CLUBSen
dc.subjectHOSPITAL OUTPATIENT SERVICESen
dc.subjectPAINen
dc.subjectPATIENTSen
dc.subjectPERSONAL HYGIENEen
dc.subjectPROFESSIONAL CONSULTATIONSen
dc.subjectPUBLIC TRANSPORTen
dc.subjectRENTED ACCOMMODATIONen
dc.subjectRESIDENTIAL CARE OF THE ELDERLYen
dc.subjectRESIDENTIAL MOBILITYen
dc.subjectSHARED HOME OWNERSHIPen
dc.subjectSHELTERED HOUSINGen
dc.subjectSHOPPINGen
dc.subjectSMOKINGen
dc.subjectSOCIAL HOUSINGen
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITSen
dc.subjectSOCIAL SUPPORTen
dc.subjectSPECTACLESen
dc.subjectSTAIRSen
dc.subjectSTRUCTURAL ELEMENTS (BUILDINGS)en
dc.subjectSYMPTOMSen
dc.subjectTELEPHONESen
dc.subjectTOBACCOen
dc.subjectURINARY INCONTINENCEen
dc.subjectVISION IMPAIRMENTSen
dc.subjectWALKINGen
dc.subjectWALKING AIDSen
dc.subjectWHEELCHAIRSen
dc.subject1994en
dc.subjectEnglanden
dc.titleGeneral Household Survey, 1994 : Follow-Up Survey of the Health of People Aged 65 and Overen
dc.typeDataseten
dc.coverageEnglanden
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