Presentation for:

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Gezondheidsenquête door middel van Interview,
België 2004
Enquête de Santé par Interview, Belgique 2004
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Introduction

• Organised by the Scientific Institute of Public
  Health, in collaboration with the Directorate
  General Statistics Belgium
• Commissionned by all Ministers in charge of
  Health at level of
• Federal government
• Regions
• Communities

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Main objectives

• To obtain health information for policy makers in
  public health
• To provide health indicators for international
  comparisons
• To assess trends over time (199720012004)

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Sample

• Selection of households from the National
  Register
• Number of respondents 12.945 (65 3.515)
• Flemish Region 4513
• Brussels Region 3440
• Walloon Region 4992
• Provincial oversampling

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Methodology

• Voluntary participation
• 350 interviewers throughout 2004
• Interviews at home/institution
• Anonimity of data guaranteed
• Results representive for total population at
  national and regional level

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Topics

• Health status
• Life style
• Preventive medicine
• Medical consumption
• Health and society

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Poor perceived health
Percentage of population aged 65

Age groups
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Poor perceived health
Percentage of population aged 65

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Chronic disease in elderly aged 65 years or more

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Comorbidity
Comorbidity
Percentage of population aged 65

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Hypertension in past 12 months
Hypertension in past 12 months
Percentage of population aged 65

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Functional limitations
Percentage of population aged 65

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Handicap in mobility

Percentage of population aged 65
Age groups
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Mental disorders
Percentage of population aged 65

Women
Men
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Poor psychological well-being
Percentage of population aged 65

Age groups
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Poor psychological well-being

Percentage of population aged 65
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Depressive disorders

Percentage of population aged 65
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Anxiety disorders

Percentage of population aged 65
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Topics

• Health status
• Life style
• Preventive medicine
• Medical consumption
• Health and society

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Mean number of GP contacts
Mean number GP contacts per year
Age groups
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Admitted in hospital in past year
Percentage of population aged 65
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Nursing care at home (1)
Percentage of population aged 65

Age groups
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Nursing care at home (2)
Percentage of population aged 65

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Nursing care at home (3)
Percentage of population aged 65

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Use of more than 5 medicines in past 24 hrs
Percentage of population aged 65

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Use of painkillers in past 24 hrs
Percentage of population aged 65

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Psychotropic medicines

Percentage of population aged 65
Age groups
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Topics

• Health status
• Life style
• Preventive medicine
• Medical consumption
• Health and society

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Men aged 65 and household situation
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Women aged 65 and household situation
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Contact with domestic help (1)
Percentage of population aged 65 (not
institutionalised)

Age groups
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Contact with domestic help (2)
Percentage of population aged 65 (not
institutionalised)

Age groups
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Contact with domestic help(3)
Percentage of population aged 65 (not
institutionalised)

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Receiving hot meal at home (1)
Percentage of population aged 65 (not
institutionalised)

Age groups
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Receiving hot meal at home (2)
Percentage of population aged 65 (not
institutionalised)

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Contact with CPAS/OCMW (1)
Percentage of population aged 65 (not
institutionalised)

Age groups
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Contact with CPAS/OCMW (2)
Percentage of population aged 65 (not
institutionalised)

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Negative perception of social support
Percentage of population aged 65

Age groups
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No participation to group activities
Percentage of population aged 65

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Had to postpone medical care (hh level)
Percentage of population aged 65

Age groups
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Conclusions

• Ageing
• Gender, health and health care
• Socio-economic factors
• Household situation
• Living in institutions for elderly

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Internet

• Full report and synthesis 2004
• Online analyses
• www.iph.fgov.be/epidemio/

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• Future
• Common survey across Europe in 2008
• Acknowledgements