create_op: Create older people indicators dataset from survey data...

In validmeasures/oldr: An Implementation of Rapid Assessment Method for Older People

Create older people indicators dataset from survey data collected using the standard RAM-OP questionnaire.

Description

The indicator sets covered by the standard RAM-OP survey are:

• Demographic indicators

• Dietary intake indicators

• Household hunger scale

• Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living score

• K6 Short form psychological distress score

• Brief Community Screening Instrument for Dementia (CSID)

• Health and health-seeking indicators

• Income and income sources

• Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) indicators

• Anthropometry and screening

• Visual impairment by "Tumbling E" method

• Miscellaneous indicators

• Washington Group on Disability

Usage

create_op(
  svy,
  indicators = c("demo", "food", "hunger", "disability", "adl", "mental", "dementia",
    "health", "income", "wash", "anthro", "oedema", "screening", "visual", "misc"),
  sex = c("mf", "m", "f")
)

create_op_demo(svy, sex = c("mf", "m", "f"))

create_op_food(svy, sex = c("mf", "m", "f"))

create_op_hunger(svy, sex = c("mf", "m", "f"))

create_op_adl(svy, sex = c("mf", "m", "f"))

create_op_disability(svy, sex = c("mf", "m", "f"))

create_op_mental(svy, sex = c("mf", "m", "f"))

create_op_dementia(svy, sex = c("mf", "m", "f"))

create_op_health(svy, sex = c("mf", "m", "f"))

create_op_income(svy, sex = c("mf", "m", "f"))

create_op_wash(svy, sex = c("mf", "m", "f"))

create_op_anthro(svy, sex = c("mf", "m", "f"))

create_op_oedema(svy, sex = c("mf", "m", "f"))

create_op_screening(svy, sex = c("mf", "m", "f"))

create_op_visual(svy, sex = c("mf", "m", "f"))

create_op_misc(svy, sex = c("mf", "m", "f"))

Arguments

svy	A data.frame() collected using the standard RAM-OP questionnaire.
indicators	A character vector of indicator set names. The vector may include one or more of the following: "demo", "food", "hunger", "disability", "adl", "mental", "dementia", "health", "income", "wash", "anthro", "oedema", "screening", "visual", "misc". Default is all indicator set names.
sex	A character value of "m", "f", or "mf" to indicate whether to report indicators for males, females, or both respectively. Default is "mf" for both sexes.

Value

A tibble::tibble() of older people indicators.

Demographic indicators

Variable	Description
psu	Primary sampling unit
resp1	Respondent is SUBJECT
resp2	Respondent is FAMILY CARER
resp3	Respondent is OTHER CARER
resp4	Respondent is OTHER
age	Age of respondent (years)
ageGrp1	Age of respondent is between 50 and 59 years
ageGrp2	Age of respondent is between 60 and 69 years
ageGrp3	Age of respondent is between 70 and 79 years
ageGrp4	Age of respondent is between 80 and 89 years
ageGrp5	Age of respondent is between 90 years and older
sex1	Male
sex2	Female
marital1	Marital status = SINGLE
marital2	Marital status = MARRIED
marital3	Marital status = LIVING TOGETHER
marital4	Marital status = DIVORCED
marital5	Marital status = SEPARATED
marital6	Marital status = OTHER
alone	Respondent lives alone

Dietary intake indicators

These dietary intake indicators have been purpose-built for older people but the basic approach used is described in:

Kennedy G, Ballard T, Dop M C (2011). Guidelines for Measuring Household and Individual Dietary Diversity. Rome, FAO https://www.fao.org/4/i1983e/i1983e00.htm

and extended to include indicators of probable adequate intake of a number of nutrients / micronutrients.

Variable	Description
MF	Meal frequency
DDS	Dietary Diversity Score (count of 11 groups)
FG01	Cereals
FG02	Roots and tubers
FG03	Fruits and vegetables
FG04	All meat
FG05	Eggs
FG06	Fish
FG07	Legumes, nuts and seeds
FG08	Milk and milk products
FG09	Fats
FG10	Sugar
FG11	Other
proteinRich	Protein rich foods
pProtein	Protein rich plant sources of protein
aProtein	Protein rich animal sources of protein
pVitA	Plant sources of vitamin A
aVitA	Animal sources of vitamin A
xVitA	Any source of vitamin A
ironRich	Iron rich foods
caRich	Calcium rich foods
znRich	Zinc rich foods
vitB1	Vitamin B1-rich foods
vitB2	Vitamin B2-rich foods
vitB3	Vitamin B3-rich foods
vitB6	Vitamin B6-rich foods
vitB12	Vitamin B12-rich foods
vitBcomplex	Vitamin B1/B2/B3/B6/B12-rich foods

Household Hunger Scale (HHS)

The HHS is described in:

Ballard T, Coates J, Swindale A, Deitchler M (2011). Household Hunger Scale: Indicator Definition and Measurement Guide. Washington DC, FANTA-2 Bridge, FHI 360 https://www.fantaproject.org/monitoring-and-evaluation/household-hunger-scale-hhs

Variable	Description
HHS1	Little or no hunger in household
HHS2	Moderate hunger in household
HHS3	Severe hunger in household

Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living score

The Katz ADL score is described in:

Katz S, Ford AB, Moskowitz RW, Jackson BA, Jaffe MW (1963). Studies of illness in the aged. The Index of ADL: a standardized measure of biological and psychosocial function. JAMA, 1963, 185(12):914-9 \Sexpr[results=rd]{tools:::Rd_expr_doi("10.1001/jama.1963.03060120024016")}

Katz S, Down TD, Cash HR, Grotz, RC (1970). Progress in the development of the index of ADL. The Gerontologist, 10(1), 20-30 \Sexpr[results=rd]{tools:::Rd_expr_doi("10.1093/geront/10.4_Part_1.274")}

Katz S (1983). Assessing self-maintenance: Activities of daily living, mobility and instrumental activities of daily living. JAGS, 31(12), 721-726 \Sexpr[results=rd]{tools:::Rd_expr_doi("10.1111/j.1532-5415.1983.tb03391.x")}

Variable	Description
ADL01	Bathing
ADL02	Dressing
ADL03	Toileting
ADL04	Transferring (mobility)
ADL05	Continence
ADL06	Feeding
scoreADL	ADL Score
classADL1	Severity of dependence 1
classADL2	Severity of dependence 2
classADL3	Severity of dependence 3
hasHelp	Have someone to help with everyday activities
unmetNeed	Need help but has no helper

K6 Short form psychological distress score

The K6 score is described in:

Kessler RC, Andrews G, Colpe LJ, Hiripi E, Mroczek, DK, Normand SLT, et al. (2002). Short screening scales to monitor population prevalences and trends in non-specific psychological distress. Psychological Medicine, 32(6), 959–976 \Sexpr[results=rd]{tools:::Rd_expr_doi("10.1017/S0033291702006074")}

Variable	Description
K6	K6 score
K6Case	K6 score > 12 (in serious psychological distress)

Brief Community Screening Instrument for Dementia (CSID)

The CSID dementia screening tool is described in:

Prince M, et al. (2010). A brief dementia screener suitable for use by non-specialists in resource poor settings - The cross-cultural derivation and validation of the brief Community Screening Instrument for Dementia. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 26(9), 899–907 \Sexpr[results=rd]{tools:::Rd_expr_doi("10.1002/gps.2622")}

Variable	Description
DS	Probable dementia by CSID screen

Health and health-seeking indicators

Variable	Description
H1	Chronic condition
H2	Takes drugs regularly for chronic condition
H31	No drugs available
H32	Too expensive / no money
H33	Too old to look for care
H34	Use traditional medicine
H35	Drugs don't help
H36	No-one to help me
H37	No need
H38	Other
H39	No reason given
H4	Recent disease episode
H5	Accessed care for recent disease episode
H61	No drugs available
H62	Too expensive / no money
H63	Too old to look for care
H64	Use traditional medicine
H65	Drugs don't help
H66	No-one to help me
H67	No need
H68	Other
H69	No reason given

Income and income sources

Variable	Description
M1	Has a personal income
M2A	Agriculture / fishing / livestock
M2B	Wages / salary
M2C	Sale of charcoal / bricks / etc.
M2D	Trading (e.g. market or shop)
M2E	Investments
M2F	Spending savings / sale of assets
M2G	Charity
M2H	Cash transfer / Social security
M2I	Other

Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) indicators

These are a (core) subset of indicators from:

WHO / UNICEF (2006). Core Questions on Drinking-water and Sanitation for Household Surveys. Geneva, WHO / UNICEF https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9241563265

Variable	Description
W1	Improved source of drinking water
W2	Safe drinking water (improved source OR adequate treatment)
W3	Improved sanitation facility
W4	Improved non-shared sanitation facility

Anthropometry and screening

Variable	Description
MUAC	Mid-upper arm circumference (mm)
oedema	Bilateral pitting oedema (may not be nutritional)
screened	Either MUAC or oedema checked previously

Visual impairment by "Tumbling E" method

The "Tumbling E" method is described in:

Taylor HR (1978). Applying new design principles to the construction of an illiterate E Chart. Am J Optom & Physiol Optics 55:348

Variable	Description
poorVA	Poor visual acuity (correct in < 3 of 4 tests)

Miscellaneous indicators

Variable	Description
chew	Problems chewing food
food	Anyone in HH receives a ration
NFRI	Anyone in HH received non-food relief item/s (NFRI) in previous month

Washington Group on Disability

See:

https://www.washingtongroup-disability.com/

for details.

Variable	Description
wgVisionD0	Vision domain 0
wgVisionD1	Vision domain 1
wgVisionD2	Vision domain 2
wgVisionD3	Vision domain 3
wgHearingD0	Hearing domain 0
wgHearingD1	Hearing domain 1
wgHearingD2	Hearing domain 2
wgHearingD3	Hearing domain 3
wgMobilityD0	Mobility domain 0
wgMobilityD1	Mobility domain 1
wgMobilityD2	Mobility domain 2
wgMobilityD3	Mobility domain 3
wgRememberingD0	Remembering domain 0
wgRememberingD1	Remembering domain 1
wgRememberingD2	Remembering domain 2
wgRememberingD3	Remembering domain 3
wgSelfCareD0	Self-care domain 0
wgSelfCareD1	Self-care domain 1
wgSelfCareD2	Self-care domain 2
wgSelfCareD3	Self-care domain 3
wgCommunicatingD0	Communication domain 0
wgCommunicatingD1	Communication domain 1
wgCommunicatingD2	Communication domain 2
wgCommunicatingD3	Communication domain 3
wgP0	Overall 0
wgP1	Overall 1
wgP2	Overall 2
wgP3	Overall 3
wgPM	Any disability

Examples

# Create indicators dataset from RAM-OP survey data collected from
# Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
create_op(testSVY)
create_op(testSVY, indicators = "demo")
create_op(testSVY, indicators = "hunger", sex = "m")

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