Status and influencing factors of activities of daily living among the elderly in Mianyang community
10.3760/cma.j.cn115682-20220324-01419
- VernacularTitle:绵阳市社区老年人日常生活活动能力现状及影响因素分析
- Author:
Wenjie LI
1
;
Li LIU
;
Meihong SHI
;
Fen WU
;
Xiuying HU
Author Information
1. 四川大学华西护理学院/四川大学华西医院华西护理创新研究中心，成都 610041
- Keywords:
Aged;
Community;
Activity of daily living;
Influencing factors
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2022;28(21):2837-2842
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the current situation of activity of daily living (ADL) among the community elders in Mianyang City in Sichuan Province and analyze its influencing factors, so as to provide reference for improving the ADL of the community elders.Methods:Using the convenient sampling method, from April 2020 to December 2021, a total of 17 259 community elders (≥65 years old) in 3 counties/districts in Mianyang City in Sichuan Province were selected as the research objects, and The Elderly Ability Assessment Standard Table was used to investigate them. A total of 17 259 questionnaires were sent out in this study and 16 482 were effectively received, with the effective recovery of 95.50%.Results:Among the 16 482 community elderly, a total of 20.59% (3 394/16 482) had ADL impairment, including 2 557 (75.34%) with mild ADL impairment, 517 (15.23%) with moderate ADL impairment and 320 (9.43%) with severe ADL impairment. The results of binomial Logistic regression analysis showed that age, educational level, marital status, children's status, mental state and social participation ability, perception and communication ability were the influencing factors of ADL among the elderly in community ( P<0.05) . Conclusions:The ADL impairment rate of the elderly in the community in Mianyang City is relatively high. Community medical staff should focus on the elderly. For those with low educational level, no spouse, children, impaired mental state and social participation ability and impaired perception and communication ability, the community medical staff give targeted interventions as soon as possible to improve the abilities of daily living of the elderly in the community.
