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The Aging Profile of the Portuguese Population: A Principal Component Analysis
Rodrigues, Vítor; Mota-Pinto, Anabela; de Sousa, Bruno; Botelho, Amália; Alves, Catarina; Resende de Oliveira, CatarinaIn the last 5 years the resident population of Portugal has increased 2.3 %, along with a progressive ageing. This study aims assessing the social dependence and frailty, as well as social and familial support needs of the elderly. In an observational, cross-sectional community based study (EPEPP study), a total of 2,672 people, aged 55 or more, were submitted to an enquiry and several variables were studied am...
A socio-demographic study of aging in the Portuguese Population - The EPEPP study
Mota-Pinto, A.; Rodrigues, Vítor; Botelho, Amália; Veríssimo, Manuel Teixeira; Morais, António; Alves, Catarina; Rosa, Manuel SantosThe increase in life expectancy (LE) observed in Western societies, has resulted in a steep rise of older population. This stresses the importance of the research on aging, to better adequate health and social care organization and improve the quality of life (QoL). The aim of the EPEPP-1 (abbreviated from the Portuguese name: Estudo do Perfil de Envelhecimento da Populac¸a˜o Portuguesa) study was to characteri...
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