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Autonomy despite multimorbidity in old age--the Berlin-based AMA research consortium
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Schuz, B and Drager, D and Richter, S and Kummer, K and Kuhlmey, A and Tesch-Romer, C, Autonomy despite multimorbidity in old age--the Berlin-based AMA research consortium, Zeitschrift fuer Gerontologie und Geriatrie, 44, (Suppl 2) pp. 9-25. ISSN 0948-6704 (2011) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2011 Springer-Verlag.
Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00391-011-0248-4
DOI: doi:10.1007/s00391-11-0248-4
Abstract
The proportion of the population with multiple
illnesses increases with age and growing
numbers of people are now living to a
very old age. Despite medical progress and
improved living conditions, many old people
have to deal with physical, psychological,
and social impairments. It is a crucial challenge
for health and social policy to support
the elderly with health-related impairments
in their desire to lead as independent a life
as possible.
Against this background the research
consortium Autonomy Despite Multimorbidity
in Old Age (AMA I) examined the extent to
which the self-determined life style of multimorbid
old and very old persons can be supported
and maintained. In order to reflect
the diversity of life worlds of the elderly, the
study sample included participants who were
not notably impaired in their everyday functioning,
participants in need of nursing care
and participants with cognitive impairments.
Moreover, the sample comprised both older
persons who were still living in their own
homes and nursing home residents. The studies
conducted within the AMA framework focused
on the resources available to old persons
living in different situations and on how
these resources can be strengthened. This article
presents findings from the first phase of
funding of the AMA research consortium. In
a second phase of funding (2011–2013, AMA
II), sustainable practice-based interventions
are being developed to mobilize resources
which can help multimorbid older persons to
maintain their autonomy and the practical viability
of these interventions will be tested.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | Old age; Autonomy; Multimorbidity; Quality of life; Resources; Pain; Sleep disorders; Risk of falling |
| Research Division: | Health Sciences |
| Research Group: | Health services and systems |
| Research Field: | Aged health care |
| Objective Division: | Health |
| Objective Group: | Specific population health (excl. Indigenous health) |
| Objective Field: | Health related to ageing |
| UTAS Author: | Schuz, B (Dr Benjamin Schuez) |
| ID Code: | 75485 |
| Year Published: | 2011 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 5 |
| Deposited By: | Psychology |
| Deposited On: | 2012-01-31 |
| Last Modified: | 2017-11-02 |
| Downloads: | 2 View Download Statistics |
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