Contribution of chronic disease to the burden of disability.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Population ageing is expected to lead to strong increases in the number of persons with one or more disabilities, which may result in substantial declines in the quality of life. To reduce the burden of disability and to prevent concomitant declines in the quality of life, one of the first steps is to establish which diseases contribute most to the burden. Therefore, this paper aims to determine the contribution of specific diseases to the prevalence of disability and to years lived with disability, and to assess whether large contributions are due to a high disease prevalence or a high disabling impact.

Methodology/principal findings

Data from the Dutch POLS-survey (Permanent Onderzoek Leefsituatie, 2001-2007) were analyzed. Using additive regression and accounti

SUBMITTER: Klijs B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3178640 | biostudies-literature | 2011

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature