Prevalence of and factors associated with homebound status among adults in urban and rural Spanish populations

• Главные авторы: Laureano Negrón-Blanco (Автор), Jesús de Pedro-Cuesta (Автор), Javier Almazán (Автор), Carmen Rodríguez-Blázquez (Автор), Esther Franco (Автор), Javier Damián (Автор), on behalf of the DISCAP-ARAGON Research Group (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: BMC, 2016-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background There is a marked growth in the number of homebound older adults, due mainly to increased life expectancy. Although this group has special characteristics and needs, it has not been properly studied. This study thus aimed to measure the prevalence of homebound status in a communi...