Functional status was measured by self-report of 7 basic ADLs: bathing, dressing, transferring, walking, eating, toileting, and grooming.20 The following set of variables was created to measure baseline functional status and functional status transitions: "Stable independence" indicates independence in...
A cross-sectional study design was employed to collect data from older adults at the household level in the Asokore Mampong Municipality from 1st − 30th June 2021. The Asokore Mampong Municipality was selected due to its heterogeneous population, as parts of it are rural, peri-urban, an...
ADLs were measured by 14 items: dressing, eating, bathing, indoor movement, control of defecation, toilet, visiting neighbor’s house alone, going out shopping alone, cooking, washing clothes, walking 1 km continuously, lifting about 5 kg of heavy objects, squatting and standing up 3 times ...
The sociodemographic characteristics of the interviewees are listed in Table1. The age of the respondents ranged from 65 to 101 years, with an average of 78.1 and a standard deviation of 7.86. The sample data collected showed a higher proportion of women than men. Most interviewees were marrie...
The 6 ADL's are eating, getting in or out of bed, getting around inside, dressing, bathing, and using the toilet. The 8 IADL's are doing heavy work around the house (e.g., moving furni- ture), doing light work around the house (e.g., washing dishes), doing laundry, preparing ...
QoL is also affected when people with dementia lose the ability to cope with the physical activities of daily life (ADL), e.g. eating, bathing, using the toilet, dressing, walking and continence [40]. Due to participation in a physical activity intervention, a combined resident group of peo...
Functional status was measured by self-report of 7 basic ADLs: bathing, dressing, transferring, walking, eating, toileting, and grooming.20 The following set of variables was created to measure baseline functional status and functional status transitions: "Stable independence" indicates independence in...
Functional status was measured by self-report of 7 basic ADLs: bathing, dressing, transferring, walking, eating, toileting, and grooming.20 The following set of variables was created to measure baseline functional status and functional status transitions: "Stable independence" indicates independence in...
Background: Loneliness has been recognised as a major public health concern in older adults in developed nations, with little focus on low- and middle-income countries such as India. While the protective nature of social relationships on loneliness has b
Ten participants reportedly took measured risks to maintain their self-determination and independence, including living in potential hazardous environments (alone and up flights of stairs), not taking safety measures to accommodate their impairment (e.g., finding their way to the toilet in the dark)...