Level of dependency: a simple marker associated with mortality during the 2003 heatwave among French dependent elderly people living in the community or in institutions.
| Title | Level of dependency: a simple marker associated with mortality during the 2003 heatwave among French dependent elderly people living in the community or in institutions. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2007 |
| Authors | Belmin, J, Auffray, J-C, Berbezier, C, Boirin, P, Mercier, S, Reviers, B, Golmard, J-L |
| Journal | Age and ageing |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pagination | 298-303 |
| Date Published | 2007 May |
| ISSN | 0002-0729 |
| Keywords | Activities of Daily Living, Age Factors, Cause of Death, Cohort Studies, Disability Evaluation, Disabled Persons, Female, Heat Stress Disorders, Hot Temperature, Humans, Institutionalization, Male, Mortality, Odds Ratio, Paris, Residence Characteristics, Retrospective Studies, Risk assessment, Risk Factors, Seasons, Sex Factors, Socioeconomic Factors, Urban Population |
| Abstract | In France, the August 2003 heat wave was responsible for considerable excess mortality among the elderly. We wonder whether the dependency level could be a marker of the risk for mortality during this heat wave. |
| Alternate Journal | Age Ageing |
- Activities of Daily Living
- Age Factors
- Cause of Death
- Cohort Studies
- Disability Evaluation
- Disabled Persons
- Female
- Heat Stress Disorders
- Hot Temperature
- Humans
- Institutionalization
- Male
- Mortality
- Odds Ratio
- Paris
- Residence Characteristics
- Retrospective Studies
- Risk assessment
- Risk Factors
- Seasons
- Sex Factors
- Socioeconomic Factors
- Urban Population