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The disabling effect of diseases: A study on trends in diseases, activity limitations, and their interrelationships

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  • Hoeymans, N.
  • Wong, A.
  • Van Gool, C.H.
  • Deeg, D.J.H.
  • Nusselder, W.J.
  • De Klerk, M.M.Y.
  • Van Boxtel, M.P.J.
  • Picavet, H.S.J.

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Objectives. Data from the Netherlands indicate a recent increase in prevalence of chronic diseases and a stable prevalence of disability, suggesting that diseases have become less disabling. We studied the association between chronic diseases and activity limitations in the Netherlands from 1990 to 2008. Methods. Five surveys among noninstitutionalized persons aged 55 to 84 years (n=54847) obtained self-reported data on chronic diseases (diabetes, heart disease, peripheral arterial disease, stroke, lung disease, joint disease, back problems, and cancer) and activity limitations (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development [OECD] long-term disability questionnaire or 36- item Short Form Health Survey [SF-36]). Results. Prevalence rates of chronic diseases increased over time, whereas prevalence rates of activity limitations were stable (OECD) or slightly decreased (SF-36). Associations between chronic diseases and activity limitations were also stable (OECD) or slightly decreased (SF-36). Surveys varied widely with regard to disease and limitation prevalence rates and the associations between them. Conclusions. The hypothesis that diseases became less disabling from 1990 to 2008 was only supported by results based on activity limitation data as assessed with the SF-36. Further research on how diseases and disability are associated over time is needed.

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  • Hoeymans, N. & Wong, A. & Van Gool, C.H. & Deeg, D.J.H. & Nusselder, W.J. & De Klerk, M.M.Y. & Van Boxtel, M.P.J. & Picavet, H.S.J., 2012. "The disabling effect of diseases: A study on trends in diseases, activity limitations, and their interrelationships," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 102(1), pages 163-170.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2011.300296_1
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300296
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    1. Peter Alders & Hannie C. Comijs & Dorly J. H. Deeg, 2017. "Changes in admission to long-term care institutions in the Netherlands: comparing two cohorts over the period 1996–1999 and 2006–2009," European Journal of Ageing, Springer, vol. 14(2), pages 123-131, June.
    2. Claudine de Meijer & Pieter Bakx & Eddy van Doorslaer & Marc Koopmanschap, 2015. "Explaining Declining Rates of Institutional LTC Use in the Netherlands: A Decomposition Approach," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 24(S1), pages 18-31, March.
    3. Eggink, Evelien & Ras, Michiel & Woittiez, Isolde, 2017. "Dutch long-term care use in an ageing population," The Journal of the Economics of Ageing, Elsevier, vol. 9(C), pages 63-70.

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