Assessment of the health status of Greek centenarians

dc.contributor.author	Δαρβίρη, Χριστίνα	el
dc.contributor.author	Δημακάκος, Παναγιώτης	el
dc.contributor.author	Χαριζάνη, Φωτεινή Θ.	el
dc.contributor.author	Τηγάνη, Ξανθή	el
dc.contributor.author	Τσίου, Χρυσούλα	el
dc.date.accessioned	2015-04-24T19:35:00Z
dc.date.available	2015-04-24T19:35:00Z
dc.date.issued	2015-04-24
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/8892
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.source	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167494307000957	el
dc.subject	κατάσταση εύρυθμης λειτουργίας
dc.subject	αιωνόβιοι
dc.subject	στατιστική
dc.subject	Ελλάδα
dc.subject	Health status indicators
dc.subject	Centenarians
dc.subject	Health statistics
dc.subject	Greece
dc.title	Assessment of the health status of Greek centenarians	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.classification	Public health
heal.classification	Nursing
heal.classification	Δημόσια υγεία
heal.classification	Νοσηλευτική
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heal.contributorName	Χαλαμανδάρης, Αλέξανδρος	el
heal.contributorName	Τσαγκάρη, Χριστίνα	el
heal.contributorName	Χλιαουτάκης, Ιωάννης	el
heal.identifier.secondary	DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2007.02.008
heal.language	en
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heal.recordProvider	Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Αθήνας. Σχολή Επαγγελμάτων Υγείας και Πρόνοιας. Τμήμα Νοσηλευτικής	el
heal.publicationDate	2008-01
heal.bibliographicCitation	Darviri, C., Demakakos, P., Charizani, F., Tigani, X., Tsiou, C. et al. (2008) Assessment of the health status of Greek centenarians. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics. [Online] 46 (1), pp.67-78. Available from: http://www.sciencedirect.com [Accessed 24/04/2015]	en
heal.abstract	The present study aims at describing the health status of a sample of relatively functional and healthy Greek centenarians and at exploring the potential gender differences in health in this sample. Its objectives are to add to the accumulation of knowledge about the health status of centenarians and therefore to contribute to the exploration of the mechanisms of healthy longevity. The study employs a non-representative community sample of Greek centenarians of both sexes (N = 47). It uses descriptive statistics in order to outline the health status of the participants and non-parametric tests to assess the statistical significance of the observed sex-differences. The study shows that the centenarians of our sample are relatively healthy and functional (15% of the sample was free of any major chronic disease). It also suggests, that the sex-difference in survival is statistical significant (p ≤ 0.013), and that the morbidity and co-morbidity rates of the Greek centenarians are relatively low (mean value of co-morbidity = 1.4 ± 0.97, S.D.). Moreover, it provides valuable information on the anthropometric characteristics of the sample, and on health services utilization. These results indicate that exceptional longevity is not necessarily accompanied by disability, disease and total dependence on others.	en
heal.journalName	Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
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