Giornale di Gerontologia
Volume 55, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 195-198

Aging and migratory dynamics: An epidemiological, socio-cultural and functional evaluation in elderly migrant patients [Invecchiamento della popolazione e dinamiche migratorie: Una valutazione epidemiologica, socio-culturale e funzionale in pazienti anziani migranti] (Article)

Sutera L.* , Affronti M. , Fazio G. , Dominguez L.J. , Barbagallo M.
  • a Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e delle Patologie Emergenti, U.O. di Geriatria, Università di Palermo, Palermo, Italy, Corso dei Mille 447, 90123 Palermo, Italy
  • b Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e delle Patologie Emergenti, U.O. di Geriatria, Università di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
  • c Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e delle Patologie Emergenti, U.O. di Geriatria, Università di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
  • d Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e delle Patologie Emergenti, U.O. di Geriatria, Università di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
  • e Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e delle Patologie Emergenti, U.O. di Geriatria, Università di Palermo, Palermo, Italy

Abstract

The demographical data on the Italian population, published by ISTAT in 2002-2005, show a substantial and continuous rising of immigration in Italy. One of the bands of population which is mostly rising, consists of the migrants over 65. This trend is going to increase and could bring, in the near future, some socio-medical problems. In this work we evaluate epidemiology of different pathologies in over 65 migrants, dividing them into some groups of interest. We analysed, over a mean follow-up period of three years, the psychological impact and the changes in behaviour due to illness. Finally, at the end of the study, we made a geriatric multidimensional evaluation on all the enrolled patients, comparing these results to those of a control group of Italian people over 65.

Author Keywords

Demographic data Sanitary problems Multidimensional geriatrical evaluation Migrantes older of 65 years Immigration in Italy

Index Keywords

psychological aspect demography follow up immigration human aging controlled study social aspect Aged patient coding epidemiological data male female functional assessment cultural factor Article major clinical study geriatric patient data analysis Italy population migration behavior change
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-38649119479&partnerID=40&md5=476b6490c8abe4bf68b60b8db64dc382
ISSN: 00170305
Original Language: Italian