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Measuring and analyzing activities of daily living and quality of life in community elderly residents [abstract]
Shinjo, M; Akamine, I; Kawaminami, K.
Afiliação
  • Shinjo, M; Okinawa Prefectural College of Nursing, National Institute of Public Health, Japan
  • Akamine, I; Okinawa Prefectural College of Nursing, National Institute of Public Health, Japan
  • Kawaminami, K; Okinawa Prefectural College of Nursing, National Institute of Public Health, Japan
West Indian med. j ; 50(Suppl 7): 41, Dec. 2001.
Artigo em Inglês | MedCarib | ID: med-29
Biblioteca responsável: JM3.1
Localização: JM3.1; R18.W4
ABSTRACT
The rapid growth of the elderly population as well as the ongoing change in family structure is of public health concern in Japan. Before one can attempt to solve the problem of providing support to the elderly community residents, some assessment of their health status must be undertaken. We measured the activities of daily living (ADL), quality of life (QOL) and SF-36 score of about 716 elderly residents aged 65 years and over by interviewing them at home. The items of our survey included ADL, QOL (PGC), SF-36 scores, the elderly health-awareness, attitude, daily activities and other related subjects. Comparisons were then conducted in regard to the scores on the individual subscales of the SF-36 of residents with each of the diseases and the national-norm scores for Japan. ADL of the people who responded, "go out very often", was 99.9, followed by 98.6 for "occasionally", 87.4 for "seldom". ADL of the people who responded, "able to do shopping for daily necessities", was 99.7 while for "unable" it was 81.1. QOL of the people who resonded that their health status was "excellent" was 98.6, followed by 12.7 for "very good", 11.4 for "good", 8.3 for "not very good" and 7.1 for "not good". About the differences in SF-36 scores standardized with the national-normscores for Japan, only "role limitations due to physical problems" was -0.17 in males; "role limitations due to physical problems" was-0.19, "pain" was -0.10, and "mental health" was -0.01 in females. The survey revealed the prevalence of poor health among those ADL (QOL) showing 8090 (78). From this it may be concluded that ADL, QOL and SF-36 scores are very useful indices for us to rate the elderly patients' health status level, thus enabling us to consider what support is required by them. (AU)
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Coleções: Bases de dados internacionais Base de dados: MedCarib Assunto principal: Qualidade de Vida / Idoso / Atividades Cotidianas / Nível de Saúde Tipo de estudo: Estudo observacional / Estudo de prevalência / Fatores de risco Aspecto: Determinantes sociais da saúde / Preferência do paciente Limite: Idoso / Feminino / Humanos / Masculino País/Região como assunto: Ásia Idioma: Inglês Revista: West Indian med. j Ano de publicação: 2001 Tipo de documento: Artigo
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Coleções: Bases de dados internacionais Base de dados: MedCarib Assunto principal: Qualidade de Vida / Idoso / Atividades Cotidianas / Nível de Saúde Tipo de estudo: Estudo observacional / Estudo de prevalência / Fatores de risco Aspecto: Determinantes sociais da saúde / Preferência do paciente Limite: Idoso / Feminino / Humanos / Masculino País/Região como assunto: Ásia Idioma: Inglês Revista: West Indian med. j Ano de publicação: 2001 Tipo de documento: Artigo
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