Aging and Frailty in First Nations Communities
ABSTRACT This study, the first published overview of aging in a nationally representative sample of First Nations seniors, used data from the First Nations Regional Health Survey Phase 2 (FNRHS 2). It is also the first application of a validated frailty index to describe aging experiences in First N...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0714980817000319 2024-09-15T18:06:15+00:00 Aging and Frailty in First Nations Communities Walker, Jennifer D. 2017 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0714980817000319 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0714980817000319 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement volume 39, issue 2, page 133-144 ISSN 0714-9808 1710-1107 journal-article 2017 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0714980817000319 2024-08-07T04:02:56Z ABSTRACT This study, the first published overview of aging in a nationally representative sample of First Nations seniors, used data from the First Nations Regional Health Survey Phase 2 (FNRHS 2). It is also the first application of a validated frailty index to describe aging experiences in First Nations communities. Responding to the survey were 11,043 First Nations adults. Of the 1,820 First Nations seniors who responded, 52.7 per cent (95% CI [49.4−56.1]) were not frail. The maintenance of non-frail status in First Nations adults appeared to decrease in each middle-adult age group (from 87.9% in ages 35–44 through to 63.1% in ages 55–64) and to plateau after age 65. The findings are a key step in documenting the experiences of First Nations seniors nationally from a First Nations perspective. They also highlight the key need for supportive health services and chronic disease management at younger ages. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations Cambridge University Press Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement 39 2 133 144 |
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ABSTRACT This study, the first published overview of aging in a nationally representative sample of First Nations seniors, used data from the First Nations Regional Health Survey Phase 2 (FNRHS 2). It is also the first application of a validated frailty index to describe aging experiences in First Nations communities. Responding to the survey were 11,043 First Nations adults. Of the 1,820 First Nations seniors who responded, 52.7 per cent (95% CI [49.4−56.1]) were not frail. The maintenance of non-frail status in First Nations adults appeared to decrease in each middle-adult age group (from 87.9% in ages 35–44 through to 63.1% in ages 55–64) and to plateau after age 65. The findings are a key step in documenting the experiences of First Nations seniors nationally from a First Nations perspective. They also highlight the key need for supportive health services and chronic disease management at younger ages. |
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