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The Johanneberg study — a sociomedical survey in an urban elderly population

I. General presentation of the study including an analysis of non-response and identification of risk groups

Olga Augustsson, Department of Geriatric Medicine, Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden, Address for correspondence: Olga Augustsson, R.N. Research Nurse Vasa Hospital S-411 33 Gothenburg Sweden

Bo G. Eriksson

Bo G. Eriksson, Department of Geriatric Medicine, Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden

Ulf Rosenhall

Ulf Rosenhall, Department of Geriatric Medicine, Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden

Elisabet Rothenberg

Elisabet Rothenberg, Department of Geriatric Medicine, Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden

Bertil Wärne

Bertil Wärne, Department of Geriatric Medicine, Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden

Bertil Steen

Bertil Steen, Department of Geriatric Medicine, Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden

This study is the Swedish part of a world-wide transcultural and interdisciplinary study in elderly populations which addresses food habits, health and life-style. The aim of this paper is to present the general design including an analysis of non-response, and to identify risk-groups for intervention programmes. The study comprised 217 noninstitutionalized males (n = 73) and females (n = 144), aged 70 and over (mean age 78 years) in a small urban area. Home visits and clinical examinations with standard methods were used.

The participation rate was 76%. Significant differences between non-respondents and respondents could be seen, which may be important when planning health promotion. On the basis of experiences during the examinations, a risk-group was identified for prospective and intervention study purposes, based on a multiple variable model and a clinical model.

Key Words: Old age • population study • analysis of non-response • risk groups • intervention

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, Vol. 22, No. 4, 283-292 (1994)
DOI: 10.1177/140349489402200407


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