Comparison of health and effective functioning in Russia and the United States

Gerald J Jogerst; Jeanette M Daly; Vicki Hesli; Chandan Saha

doi:10.2147/ciia.2006.1.2.189

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Comparison of health and effective functioning in Russia and the United States

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Comparison of health and effective functioning in Russia and the United States

Gerald J Jogerst, Jeanette M Daly, Vicki Hesli and Chandan Saha

Clinical interventions in aging, Vol.1(2), pp.189-196

01/01/2006

DOI: 10.2147/ciia.2006.1.2.189

PMCID: PMC2695168

PMID: 18044115

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Abstract

Global aging may increase the societal burden of providing more resources to augment elders' disabilities. The implications of functional disabilities can vary depending on the society in which they occur. To determine differences in US and Russian elder citizens' function. Convenience sample of persons 60 years and older were surveyed and evaluated. One hundred community dwelling residents, half from Galesburg, Illinois and half from Moscow, Russia. An interviewer administered questionnaire and functional assessment examination. The Russian sample was younger than the American sample with a mean age of 67 years versus 78 years, and less likely to be widowed or living alone. Sixty percent of Russians took no medications compared with 14% of Americans, but Russians reported more cardiovascular disease, angina, and hypertension. Forty-four percent of Russians screened as being depressed and only 4% of the Americans. Self-assessed health was good for 77% of Americans and only 6% of Russians. The Medical Outcomes Study SF-36 Health Survey (MOS) eight health concepts showed favorable results for the Americans except for physical functioning, which indicated no difference. Marked health and functional differences exist between our samples. Russians had more cardiovascular disease, took less medication, drank and smoked more and were much more likely to be depressed than the US subjects.

Activities of Daily Living

Aged

Aged, 80 and over

Aging - physiology

Female

Health Behavior

Health Status

Humans

Interpersonal Relations

Male

Middle Aged

Motivation

Russia - epidemiology

Socioeconomic Factors

United States - epidemiology

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Title: Subtitle: Comparison of health and effective functioning in Russia and the United States
Creators: Gerald J Jogerst - University of Iowa
Jeanette M Daly - University of Iowa
Vicki Hesli - University of Iowa
Chandan Saha - Indiana University Bloomington
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Clinical interventions in aging, Vol.1(2), pp.189-196
DOI: 10.2147/ciia.2006.1.2.189
PMID: 18044115
PMCID: PMC2695168
NLM abbreviation: Clin Interv Aging
ISSN: 1176-9092
eISSN: 1178-1998
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Language: English
Date published: 01/01/2006
Academic Unit: Family and Community Medicine; Political Science
Record Identifier: 9984627223202771

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