Impairment in Activities of Daily Living and Unmet Need for Care Among Older Adults: A Population-Based Study From Burkina Faso.
Ben BrinkmannJustine I DaviesMiles D WithamGuy HarlingTill BärnighausenMamadou BountogoMark J SiednerLucienne OuermiJana JunghannsBoubacar CoulibalyAli SiéCollin F PayneIliana V KohlerPublished in: The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences (2021)
Prevalence of ADL impairment and unmet need was high in this setting. Variation in impairment across the population highlighted key groups for future interventions. Unmet need for care was highest in middle-aged adults, indicating a gap in care provision.