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SynthesisAge and ageing2023

A systematic review of measures of ability to meet basic needs in older persons.

Taryn Williams, Leon Geffen, Sebastiana Kalula, Dan J Stein, Jotheeswaran Amuthavalli Thiyagarajan, Christopher Mikton, Theresa Diaz

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Synthesis in Age and ageing, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Taryn WilliamsThe Samson Institute for Ageing Research, Cape Town, South Africa.
Leon GeffenThe Samson Institute for Ageing Research, Cape Town, South Africa.
Sebastiana KalulaThe Albertina and Walter Sisulu Institute of Ageing in Africa, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town/Groote Schuur Hospital, International Longevity Centre, Cape Town, South Africa.
Dan J SteinSAMRC Unit on Risk & Resilience for Mental Disorders, Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
Jotheeswaran Amuthavalli ThiyagarajanAgeing and Health Unit, Department of Maternal, New-born, Child, Adolescent Health and Ageing, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
Christopher MiktonDemographic Change and Healthy Ageing Unit, Department of Social Determinants of Health, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
Theresa DiazEpidemiology, Monitoring and Evaluation Unit, Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child, Adolescent Health and Ageing, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe ability of older persons to meet their basic needs (i.e. personal, financial and housing security), as well as to perform Activities of Daily Living (ADL), is crucial. It is unclear, however, whether such measures exist. This systematic review aimed to review English-language measures of the ability of older persons to meet their basic needs, and to critically review the comprehensiveness of these measures and their psychometric properties.

methodsFifteen electronic databases including PubMed, EBSCOhost and CINAHL were systematically searched for studies of measures that assessed the ability of older persons to meet their basic needs, as defined by the World Health Organization. Two review authors independently assessed the studies for inclusion in the review and evaluated their comprehensiveness and psychometrics.

resultsWe found seven instruments from 62 studies that assessed multi-domain function including ADL and some elements of basic needs. The instruments varied in breadth and in reporting of key psychometric criteria. Further, no single instrument provided a comprehensive assessment of the ability of older persons to meet their basic needs.

conclusionNo single instrument that measures the ability to meet basic needs was identified by this review. Further research is needed to develop an instrument that assesses the ability of older persons to meet their basic needs. This measure should include an evaluation of ADL.

Indexed as

Activities of Daily LivingLanguageAgedAged, 80 and overDatabases, FactualHumansPsychometricsability to meet basic needsmeasures to meet basic needsolder peoplesystematic review

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PMID37902519
PMCPMC10615038

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