Survey on activities of daily living and analysis of the influencing factors among elder hospitalization patients
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-9026.2017.01.013
- VernacularTitle:老年住院患者日常生活能力调查及影响因素分析
- Author:
Xiaobin GUO
;
Yun ZHU
;
Ping GONG
;
Fuchun ZHANG
- Keywords:
Activities of daily living;
Inpatients;
Risk factors
- From:
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics
2017;36(1):49-52
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objectives To investigate the activities of daily living and analysis of the influencing factors among elder hospitalization patients.Methods A series of scales including Activity of Daily Living Scale,Mini-Nutritional Assessment,Mini Mental State Examination,Geriatric Depression Scale 15,Falls Risk Assessment Tool and Euro Qol-5D Questionnaire were used to assess the physical and psychological health status among elder patients at first hospitalization,as well as their social-economic status,and to analyze the activities of daily living and influencing factors.Results Interviewees with less than nine years educational level had 5.93 (95 ％ CI:1.14-33.23)times higher risk for impaired activities of daily living than those with higher education levels.Patients with EQ-5D score ≥1 scale or with cognitive disorder showed 2.86 (95％ CI:1.04-8.05) times or 18.14 (95 ％ CI:1.64-540.63) times higher risks for impaired activities of daily living than their normal controls,respectively.The risks for the decreasing activities of daily living were increased along with ageing (P =0.025).There was a marginal correlation between regular exercise and activities of daily living(P=0.104).Conclusions Educational level,health status and cognitive function are important factors for activities of daily living among elder hospitalization cases and enlarged sample size is required for validation.
