TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1986//
TI  - The prevalence of locomotor disability and handicap in the Cape Peninsula. Part III. The white population of Fish Hoek
JO  - South African medical journal SAMJ
A1  - Disler, P. B.
A1  - Jacka, E.
A1  - Sayed, A. R.
A1  - Rip, M. R.
A1  - Hurford, S.
A1  - Collis, P.
SP  - 355
EP  - 357
VL  - 69
IS  - 6
N2  - A door-to-door survey to identify the locomotor-disabled was carried out on 24.2% of the population living in a white middle-class residential area of the Cape Peninsula (2391 people). This coastal resort is a popular place for retirement and has a large elderly population (23.3%). The prevalence rate of locomotor disability was 13/1000. Illness caused 74.2% of the disability, and in 34.5% of cases this was identified as arthritis. Most of the disabled were aged 60 years or more (77.4%), while 22.6% were 16-59 years old. Fifty per cent of those in the working-age group were employed; one-third competed in the open labour market and the rest were in sheltered employment. Few people were in contact with health, geriatric or social services.<p /> <p>Language: en</p> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0038-2469
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -