Health and Care Dependency of Older Adults in Dresden, Germany: Results from the LAB60+ Study

Karla Romero Starke (), Janice Hegewald, Stefanie Schmauder, Pauline Kaboth, Lena Marie Uhlmann, David Reissig, Kristin Klaudia Kaufmann, Jürgen Wegge, Gesine Marquardt and Andreas Seidler
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Karla Romero Starke: Institute and Policlinic of Occupational and Social Medicine (IPAS), Faculty of Medicine, Technische Universität Dresden, 01307 Dresden, Germany
Janice Hegewald: Institute and Policlinic of Occupational and Social Medicine (IPAS), Faculty of Medicine, Technische Universität Dresden, 01307 Dresden, Germany
Stefanie Schmauder: Institute and Policlinic of Occupational and Social Medicine (IPAS), Faculty of Medicine, Technische Universität Dresden, 01307 Dresden, Germany
Pauline Kaboth: Institute and Policlinic of Occupational and Social Medicine (IPAS), Faculty of Medicine, Technische Universität Dresden, 01307 Dresden, Germany
Lena Marie Uhlmann: Work and Organisational Psychology, Technische Universität Dresden, 01069 Dresden, Germany
David Reissig: Institute and Policlinic of Occupational and Social Medicine (IPAS), Faculty of Medicine, Technische Universität Dresden, 01307 Dresden, Germany
Kristin Klaudia Kaufmann: Social Affairs, Health and Housing Division, 10117 Berlin, Germany
Jürgen Wegge: Work and Organisational Psychology, Technische Universität Dresden, 01069 Dresden, Germany
Gesine Marquardt: Social and Health Care Buildings and Design, Technische Universität Dresden, 01069 Dresden, Germany
Andreas Seidler: Institute and Policlinic of Occupational and Social Medicine (IPAS), Faculty of Medicine, Technische Universität Dresden, 01307 Dresden, Germany

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 18, 1-18

Abstract: As the population in Europe ages, an increased focus on the health of older adults is necessary. The purpose of the population-based LAB60+ study was to examine the current health and care situation of the population of older adults in Dresden, Germany, and to assess the effect of age, gender, and socioeconomic status (SES) on health outcomes. In the first half of 2021, 2399 out of 6004 randomly sampled residents of Dresden aged 60 years or older answered questions on their chronic conditions, care dependency, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and well-being, among others. Of the participants, 91.6% were afflicted with at least one chronic condition, and 73.1% had multimorbidities. More than one-tenth (11.3%) of participants were care dependent. Lower levels of HRQoL and well-being were observed compared to a published German reference population, perhaps because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Gender differences were observed for some chronic health conditions, and women had a higher risk for lower HRQoL, well-being, and depressivity compared to men. A low SES was associated with a higher risk of the vast majority of health outcomes. Particularly, socioeconomic factors and gender-related inequalities should be considered for the development of prevention and health-promoting measures during late life.

Keywords: healthy ageing; older adults; need for care; well-being; health-related quality of life; physical health; mental health; multimorbidity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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