SAGE Well-Being of Older People Study 2010

South Africa, 2010

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ZAF_2010_WOPS_v01_M

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Professor Marie-Louise Newell

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May 02, 2012

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Mar 29, 2019

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(HospitalWhyLast)

Data file: WOPS_SouthAfrica

Overview

Valid: 422

Invalid: 0

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 99

Mean: 91.128

Standard deviation: 22.513

Type: Continuous

Decimal: 0

Width: 8

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Which reason best describes why you were last hospitalized?

Question post text

1= communicable diseases, infections, malaria, infection TB, HIV;
2= nutritional deficiencies
3= acute conditions, (diarrhoea, flu, headaches, fever, cough and others);
4= injury;
5= surgery;
6=sleep problem;
7= occupational /work related condition/injury;
8= chronic pain in joints/arthritis (joints, back, neck);
9= diabetes or related complications;
10= problems with heart includingunexplained pain in chest;
11= problems with mouth, teeth, swallowing;
12= problems with breathing;
13= high blood pressure, hypertension;
14= stroke/ sudden paralysis of one side of body;
15=generalized pain(stomach, muscle or other nonspecific pain);
16= depression, anxiety;
17= cancer;
87= other, specify

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