User's Manual for the SABE Databases
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User’s Manual for the SABE Databases Washington, D.C. September 2004 The user’s manual for the SABE survey databases was prepared by the SABE regional coordination team of the Pan American Health Organization, Washington, DC, August 2004. International teams responsible for the survey in each of the seven cities provided technical support for the preparation and review of this document. Comments, questions, or requests for information can be directed to Martha Peláez at [email protected] 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ………………………………………………………………………………….…… 4 PRINCIPAL SABE SURVEY RESEARCHERS………………………………………………..……...…6 DESIGN OF THE SAMPLE….……………………………………………………………...…...7 DIRECT, PROXY, AND ASSISTED INTERVIEWS ………..…………………………………..….........15 SECTION A: GENERAL DATA ………………………………………………………………………16. Identification of the Gender of the Interviewee A3 Classification and Code: Birthplace A11a Religion A12 Ethnic Group A13 History of Relationships and Marital Status SECTION B: COGNITIVE STATUS ……………………………….………………….……………….20 Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) Pfeffer SECTION C: HEALTH STATUS.…………………………………………………………..………….21 C6c Organ(s) or Part(s) of the Body where Cancer Began C17 Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI) (C17-C17K) C21a-o Yesavage Geriatric Depression Scale C22a-y Other Variables: Nutritional Evaluation C24 Smoking C28h Illnesses during Childhood SECTION D: FUNCTIONAL STATUS ………….………….……………………………………….....28 SECTION E: MEDICINES……………………………………………………………………………..29 E-2 Medicines Codes SECTION F: USE AND ACCESSIBILITY OF SERVICES ………………………………………..........35 F1 Type of Health Insurance SECTION G: FAMILY AND SOCIAL SUPPORT NETWORK………………………………………...…36 SECTION H: WORK HISTORY AND SOURCES OF INCOME ………………………………………...36 H9 / H16 Occupation or Type of Work H10 Most Important Activities or Tasks of Primary Job H11 Type of Activity H17 Reasons for Changing Jobs H20 Work-related Health Problems SECTIONS K AND L: ANTHROPOMETRY AND TESTS OF FUNCTIONALITY…………………………38 INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK MODULES………………………………………………..39 SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES………………………………...............………...….41 3 INTRODUCTION Objectives of the Survey on Health, Welfare, and Aging in Latin America and the Caribbean (SABE) The protocol of the SABE survey,1 which is included in this CD, should be reviewed in order to understand both the general and particular objectives of the survey as well as the proposed methodology for the design of the sample. The document entitled “Survey on Health and Well-being of Elders: Regional Findings” should also be consulted.2 That document is also included in the information package that accompanies the databases. The SABE survey was designed to produce information that enables researchers to achieve, at a minimum, the following goals: a) Describe the health conditions of older adults (age 60 and older) with regard to chronic and acute diseases, disability, and physical and mental impairment in seven Latin American cities (Buenos Aires, Santiago, São Paulo, Montevideo, Mexico, Havana, and Bridgetown). It is important to emphasize that the findings represent the prevalence rates of those illnesses as reported by the interviewees, except in the countries where screening tests were carried out. Such was the case for Mexico City, where blood samples were taken after fasting to detect diabetes. b) Evaluate the extent to which older adults use and have access to health care services, including services that are outside the formal system (local healers, traditional medicine), as well as the conditions under which people seek and obtain these services. The countries included in the SABE study differ dramatically with regard to the organization and administration of their health facilities, and their health systems have gone through major changes in recent years. Consequently, it is important for the researchers to familiarize themselves with the health systems of each country by exchanging information with the principal researchers in each locality. c) Evaluate the proportional contribution by principal sources of support—relatives and family networks, public assistance, and private resources (income, assets)—towards meeting the health-related needs of older adults, Given the recent reorganization of pension and social welfare systems, the countries in this survey represent a unique opportunity to study the differences between and within social contexts in terms of the availability of public and private health programs and plans, as well as the extent to which those programs and plans influence the health status of older adults and their access to and use of health care services. Before making any inferences based on SABE data, it is important to have a good understanding of the social context and the supply of services in each locality. d) Evaluate access to health insurance offered by private organizations, governmental institutions, and mixed systems, as well as the extent to which that insurance is actually used. In several countries, such as Barbados and Brazil, there are explicit guarantees to universal access to the health system. In others, the lack of such explicit guarantees to insurance constrains access to services. It is important to underline the need to complement any analysis of the data with information on the types of coverage in each locality during the survey period (1999-2000). e) Analyze the differentials in the self-evaluation of health conditions, access to health care, and sources of support with regard to socioeconomic group, gender, and birth cohort. 1 Alberto Palloni (1998). Protocol of the Multicenter Survey on Health, Welfare and Aging. CD-ROM PAHO/SABE-2000. 2 Peláez, M., and A. Palloni (2004). Survey on Health and Well-being of Elders: Regional Findings. CD-ROM PAHO/SABE-2000. 4 f) Evaluate the relationships between strategic factors—health-related behavior, occupational background, socioeconomic status, gender, and cohort—in health conditions, according to the health evaluation at the time of the survey. g) Carry out comparative analyses in countries that share similar characteristics but that differ with regard to such factors as the role of family support, public assistance, access to health services, and health-related behavior and exposure to risk. Language The surveys were conducted in the official language of each country: - Spanish in Buenos Aires (Argentina), Mexico City (Mexico), Havana (Cuba), and Formatted: Spanish Montevideo (Uruguay); (Spain-Traditional Sort) - English in Bridgetown (Barbados); - Portuguese in São Paulo (Brazil). The original languages were maintained during processing of the databases. However, in order to assist users, databases in the STATA format included (in the field labeled “Notes”) translations of the name of the variable in the three official languages of SABE. As a result, users will have access to the seven databases in the three languages used in the survey. Dates of the Field Work The Santiago team began field work at the end of 1999 and finished at the start of 2000, while the teams for the remaining countries began in the first quarter of 2000 and finished in the second half of 2000. How to Cite SABE Data In accordance with international standards, we recommend citing the SABE database as follows: Peláez, Martha; Palloni, Alberto; Albala, Cecilia; Alfonso, Juan C; Ham-Chande, Roberto; Hennis, Anselm; Lebrao, Maria Lucia; León-Diaz, Esther; Pantelides, Edith; Prats, Omar. SABE - Survey on Health, Welfare, and Aging, 2000 [electronic file]: Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) [producer and distributor], 2004. 5 PRINCIPAL SABE SURVEY RESEARCHERS The names and electronic addresses of SABE researchers are listed below. Regional Coordination: Martha Peláez, Ph.D. ([email protected]) Pan American Health Organization Alberto Palloni, Ph.D. ([email protected]) University of Wisconsin-Madison Principal Researchers in Each Locality: Bridgetown, Barbados: Anselm Hennis, MD ([email protected]) - Chronic Disease Research Centre, School of Clinical Medicine and Research - University of the West Indies Buenos Aires, Argentina: Edith Pantelides, Ph.D. ([email protected]) - Centro de Estudios de Población/CENEP (Center for Population Studies) Havana, Cuba: Juan Carlos Alfonso, Esther María León Díaz ([email protected]; [email protected]) - Centro de Estudios de Población y Desarrollo (CEPDE), Oficina Nacional de Estadística (Center of Population and Development Studies, National Statistics Office) DF Mexico, Mexico: Roberto Ham-Chande, Ph.D. ([email protected]) - El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, Tijuana, Baja California and Luis Miguel Gutierrez, MD ([email protected]) - Instituto Nacional de la Nutrición "Salvador Zubirán," (“Salvador Zubirán” National Nutrition Institute), México, D.F., and Yolanda Palma, INSAD en México, DF ([email protected]). Montevideo, Uruguay: Omar Prats, MD ([email protected]) - Comisión Salud Cardiovascular y Universidad de Uruguay. (Commission on Cardiovascular Health, University of Uruguay) Santiago, Chile: Cecilia Albala, MD, MPH ([email protected]; [email protected]) - Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos (INTA), Universidad de Chile (Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology, University of Chile) and Pedro Paulo Marín, MD ([email protected]) - Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. São Paulo, Brazil: Maria Lucia Lebrao, MD ([email protected]), Ruy Laurenti - Faculdade de Saúde Pública, Universidade de São Paulo (Public Health Faculty, University of São Paulo). 6 DESIGN OF THE