Title: Ability of Daily Living of the Elderly in the Community and Its Influencing Factors
Abstract:Objective To investigate the activities of daily living of the elderly in community and its influencing factors.Methods The old people over 60 years old of Xiao Jin Tai Community in Nanchang were inve...Objective To investigate the activities of daily living of the elderly in community and its influencing factors.Methods The old people over 60 years old of Xiao Jin Tai Community in Nanchang were investigated with a self-designed questionnaire and the influencing factors were analyzed.Results Among 258 old people investigated in Xiao Jin Tai Community,those who could not live independently account for 3.49%,those who could live independently but had diseases account for 11.24%,and those who were basically healthy account for 85.27%.In the 14 items reflecting the decrease of daily living ability,the difficulty in going by bus independently accounts for 20.16%,as the highest rate.Advanced age,spouse losing,medical expenses paid by one′s own,disability,suffering form circulatory system diseases were the main influencing factors for daily living ability of the elderly(P0.05).Conclusion Most of the old people in this community can live independently.Advanced age,spouse losing,medical expenses paid by one′s own,disability,suffering form circulatory system diseases are the main influencing factors for daily living ability of the elderly.Read More
Publication Year: 2007
Publication Date: 2007-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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