Población mayor en situación de dependencia de la Argentina: propuesta de clasificación según severidad basada en datos secundarios

Monteverde, Malena; Pujol-Jover, María; Alemany, Ramón; López i Casasnovas, Guillem

doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.15517/psm.v15i1.28194

Población mayor en situación de dependencia de la Argentina: propuesta de clasificación según severidad basada en datos secundarios

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Monteverde M, Pujol-Jover M, Alemany R, López Casasnovas G. Población mayor en situación de dependencia de la Argentina: propuesta de clasificación según severidad basada en datos secundarios. Población y Salud en Mesoamérica. 2017 julio-diciembre;15(1):16. DOI: 10.15517/psm.v15i1.28194

Abstract

Themagnitude of the population 65 years and over in dependencystatus (ie, people with long-term care need) inArgentina would be more than one million people. Given the great heterogeneity in the type and intensity of the aid required by individuals with long-term care need, it is essential to establish some criteria to classify those in homogeneous groups in terms of severity. Objective:This work aims to establish a methodology and objective criteria that allow the identification of homogeneous groups of people in dependency status on the basis of secondary (and limited) information. Methods:The method used is based on the Valuation Scale of Dependency Situationfrom Spain andon the application of the Classification Treesmethod under the rpartfunction ofthe R program.The main sources of information arethe Survey on Disability, Personal Autonomy and Dependency Situationsfrom Spain (EDAD, 2008) and the National Survey on Quality of Life of the Elderlyfrom Argentina (ENCaViAM, 2012). Results:the model selected shows a high degree of adjustment suggesting that it is possible to estimate the distribution of the elderly population in dependency status according totheirseverity level in a reasonable way from a reduced group of variables. Conclusions:although the prevalence of dependencyamong the elderly would be higher in Argentina than in Spain, the relative importance of groups with greater severity would be lower in the first country (in Argentina).