Inequalities in Frailty Among Older Turkish and Moroccan Immigrants and Native Dutch: Data from the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam.

Autor: Hoogendijk EO; Department of Epidemiology & Data Science, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC-location VU University medical center, P.O. Box 7057, Amsterdam, 1007MB, the Netherlands. e.hoogendijk@amsterdamumc.nl., Muntinga ME; Department of Ethics, Law and Humanities, Amsterdam UMC-location VU University medical center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands., de Breij S; Department of Epidemiology & Data Science, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC-location VU University medical center, P.O. Box 7057, Amsterdam, 1007MB, the Netherlands., Huisman M; Department of Epidemiology & Data Science, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC-location VU University medical center, P.O. Box 7057, Amsterdam, 1007MB, the Netherlands.; Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Sociology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands., Klokgieters SS; Department of Epidemiology & Data Science, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC-location VU University medical center, P.O. Box 7057, Amsterdam, 1007MB, the Netherlands.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of immigrant and minority health [J Immigr Minor Health] 2022 Apr; Vol. 24 (2), pp. 385-393. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Feb 26.
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-021-01169-9
Abstrakt: Very few studies have investigated frailty among older immigrants in Europe. The aim of the current study was to investigate inequalities in frailty in young-olds related to gender, educational level and country of origin, as well as intersections between these characteristics. Cross-sectional data were used from older Turkish and Moroccan immigrants (n = 466) and native Dutch (n = 1,020), all aged 55-65 years and participating in the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam. Frailty was assessed with a 30-item frailty index, based on the deficit accumulation approach. Frailty was higher among women, lower educated, and people with a migration background. Of all groups considered, frailty levels were the highest among Turkish immigrants. No statistically significant interaction effects between gender, educational level and country of origin were found. When targeting frailty interventions, special attention should be devoted to older immigrants, as they are the most vulnerable group with the highest frailty levels.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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