Dependency in activities of daily living of institutionalized elderly people in Tiruvallur District
Dependency in activities of daily living of institutionalized elderly people
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15797314 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lalitha Rani Chellappa (0000-0002-9851-1831, Saveetha University, corresponding author), Meignana Arumugham Indiran (0000-0002-7519-3877, Saveetha University) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Pages | 2407-2414 |
| Publication date | 2022-03-31 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Health Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2550-696X • E-ISSN: 2550-6978 |
| Publisher | Universidad Tecnica de Manabi (PUBLISHER • EC) |
| DOI | 10.53730/ijhs.v6ns2.5351 |
| OpenAlex | W4226333853 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
Introduction: The proportion of elderly people in the Indian population is steadily increasing. Over a period of time the disease patterns in India have predominantly changed from infectious to non-communicable diseases. This has led to the rise in morbidity and fall in mortality causing marked increase in elderly population. Aim: To assess the prevalence of dependency on activities of daily living (ADL) among geriatric populations in residential homes in Tiruvallur district. Materials and Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among institutionalized elderly population aged 65-74 years. Activities of daily living was assessed by Barthel index. Descriptive statistics, Kendall tau’s correlation and binary logistic regression were done to test if the differences for various parameters Results: There were 29.6% partially or completely dependent on doing their daily activities Conclusion: Based on the findings of the study, it was concluded that dependency of the institutionalized elderly population was high. The caregivers need to assess the unmet needs of the elderly
Activities of daily living · Barthel index · Descriptive statistics · Environmental health · Logistic regression · Physical therapy · Population · Demography · Health and Well-being Studies · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Gerontology
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| Citations per year | 0.25 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
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