Differences in reporting somatic complaints in elderly by education level
| Autor: | Elisabeth Ioannidi-Kapolou, Joaquim F. J. Soares, Henrique Barros, Francisco Torres-Gonzales, Jutta Lindert, M. Gabriella Melchiorre, Mindaugas Stankunas, Aurima Stankuniene |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Instituto de Saúde Pública |
| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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| Zdroj: | Open Medicine, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 125-131 (2013) Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP) instacron:RCAAP |
| ISSN: | 2391-5463 |
| DOI: | 10.2478/s11536-012-0093-x |
| Popis: | Aim: To evaluate the association between somatic complaints and education level among elders in selected European countries. Methods: Cross-sectional study among randomly selected community dwelling persons aged 60–84 years from seven cities in Europe: Ancona (Italy), Athens (Greece), Granada (Spain), Kaunas (Lithuania), Stuttgart (Germany), Porto (Portugal) and Stockholm (Sweden). Somatic complaints were measured with the 24-item version of the Giessen Complaint List (GBB-24). A regression analysis was done to investigate the association between education and somatic complaints. Results. The mean GBB-24 scale was 16.3±14.9. The most common complaints were pain in joints and limbs (29.6%), back-pain (24.1%), heaviness or tiredness in the legs (19.1%) and general tiredness (15.7%). Respondents with less than primary education reported higher levels of somatic symptoms compared to those with university degree. A regression analysis showed that higher education (OR=0.69) and being male (OR=0.48) were associated with a decreased risk for high levels of somatic complaints, and the opposite for older age (OR=1.03) and being single/divorced/window (OR=1.28). Conclusions: The results indicate that less educated elders are more likely to expressed somatic complaints. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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