State of health of the Dutch population

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Temporary limitation of activity

Respondents who, as a result of illness or injury, had to take it easy,
or were unable to undertake an activity they would normally do, on at
least one day in the 14 days preceding the interview are classed as
having temporarily restricted activity.

% pers. with temp. restricted activity

Percentage of persons aged 1 year and older with temporarily restricted
activity.

Total % pers. with temp. restricted act.

Chronic conditions

From 1989 the questionnaire includes the following 23 chronic
conditions:'asthma, chronic bronchitis or chronic a-specific respiratory
diseases, 'periasal, frontal or maxillary sinusitis, 'serious heart
disease or heart attack, 'hypertension, stroke and effects of stroke,
'stomach ulcer/duodenal ulcer, 'disorder of the large or the small bowel
for longer than 3 months, 'gall-stones or inflammation of the
gall-bladder, levercirrhose, 'disease of the liver, liver cirrhosis,
'stones in the kidney, 'serious disease of the kidney, 'chronic cystitis,
'prolapse, 'diabetes mellitus, 'thyroid trouble or goitre, 'chronic
spinal affections for longer than 3 months, slipped disc, 'arhrosis of
knees, hips or hands, 'reumatoïde arthritis, 'athritis of hands or feet,
'other rheumatoid arhritis for longer than 3 months, 'epilepsy,
'dizzyness with falling, 'migraine, 'serious skin disease, 'malignant
neoplasm or cancer.

% persons with chronic complaints

Total persons with chronic complaints

Physical disabilities

Physical disabilities are surveyed with the aid of two instruments: the
OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development)
indicator for persons aged 16 yrs and older and the ADL (Activities
of Daily Living) indicator for persons older than 55 yrs.

According to the OECD indicator

The OECD indicator refers to limitations in the ability to communicate and
move around. Respondents are asked if they can do the following:
'follow a conversation in a group of 3 or more persons (if necessary
with a hearing aid)', 'have a conversation with one other person (if
necessary with a hearing aid)', 'read small print in a newspaper (if
necessary with glasses or contact lenses)', 'recognise a face at a
distance of 4 metres (if necessary with glasses or contact lenses)',
'carry an object weighing five kilos (e.g. a bag of shopping) a distance
of 10 metres', 'from upright position, bend down and pick something
up from the ground', walk for 400 metres without stopping
(if necessary with a stick)'.
The figures refer to people who reported not being able to do one or
more of these activities, or only with great difficulty.

% persons with OECD limitations

Percentage of persons aged 16 yrs and older with physical
limitations according to the OECD indicator.

Total persons with OECD limitations

According to the ADL indicator

The ADL (Activities of Daily Living) indicator refers to limitations in
carrying out general daily activities. Since 1989 respondents are
asked if they can:
'eat and drink', 'sit down in and get up from a chair', 'get into and
out of bed', 'dress and undress', 'move to another room on the
same floor', 'walk up and down stairs', 'go out and let themselves
in again', 'move around outside', 'wash their face and hands' and
'wash themselves completely'.
The figures refer to persons who reported not being able to do one
or more of these activities, or only with great difficulty.

% persons with ADL limitations

Percentage of persons aged 55 yrs and older with physical
limitations according to the ADL indicator.

Total persons with ADL limitations

Psychosocial symptoms

Psychosocial symptoms are measured with the aid of the 'Affect
Balance Scale'. Since 1989 respondents are asked if they suffer from:
'loneliness', 'restlessness', 'boredom', 'depression' and 'feeling upset'.
The figures refer to persons who report suffering from one or more of
these complaints 'often' or 'very often' .

% persons with psychosocial symptoms

Percentage of persons aged 16 years and older with psychosocial
syptoms.

Total persons with psychosocial symptoms