Investigation on the activities of daily living for elderly people in Changsha area
- VernacularTitle:长沙市城乡老年人日常生活能力调查
- Author:
Yunhua CHEN
;
Lingli XIE
;
Yun XIE
;
Sen REN
;
Yu CAI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Activity of daily living;
Quality of life Health surveys
- From:
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics
2008;27(7):552-554
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the situation of the activities of daily living(ADL)for elderly people in Changsha,and analyze the influencing factors. Methods Questionnaire survey on ADL was held in 2239 elderly people(ranging from 60 to 91 years old),and the influencing factors including age,sex,family structure,marital status,education level,occupation,common chronic diseases and medical care consciousness were analyzed. Results Going to the toilet irregularly hadthe highest injury rate in physical self-maintenance viability(18.2%).But in instrumental ADL,the highest injury rate occurred while shopping(26.3%).Advanced age,living alone,losing spouse,sickness and the lack of medical care awareness were the major factors that influenced the ADL of the elderly people. Conclusions The ADL is an important indicator which reflects the health condition of elderly people.Advanced age,living alone,losing spouse,having many chronic diseases and lacking in medical care awareness are risk factors.
