Author/Authors
HİZMETLİ, Sami Cumhuriyet University - Medical Faculty - Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Turkey , TEL, Havva Cumhuriyet University - Faculty of Health Sciences Nursing - Department Psychiatric Nursing, Turkey , TEL, Hatice Cumhuriyet University - Faculty of Health Sciences Nursing - Department Medical Nursing, Turkey , YILDIRIM, Mustafa Cumhuriyet University - Sıcak Çermik Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Center, Turkey
Title Of Article
SELF-CARE AGENCY AND STATUS TO MAINTAIN ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING ELDERLY PEOPLE WITH OSTEOARTHRITIS
شماره ركورد
29713
Abstract
The aim of the present research was to determine self care agency and maintenance of activities of daily living (ADL) of the elderly people with osteoarthritis. 191 elderly people were included in the research. Data were collected using Personal Information Form, Self-care Agency Scale, Katz’s ADL Index and Lawton and Brody’s Instrumental ADL Index. Self care agency and ADL are affected in elderly people with osteoarthritis (OA). Instrumental ADL scores of the elderly people who were aged between 75 and 79, used five and more drugs daily and whose disease lasted for more than 11 years were lower. There is a close correlation between self care agency and ADL among the elderly people with osteoarthritis. As the self-care agency increase among elderly people with osteoarthritis so does the level of maintenance of ADL. Osteoarthritis affects negatively continuation of self care agency and ADL. Self-care agency influence positively the status to perform ADL in patients with OA.
From Page
27
NaturalLanguageKeyword
Osteoarthritis , elderly , self , care , activities of daily living
JournalTitle
Journal Of Anatolia Nursing and Health Sciences
To Page
32
JournalTitle
Journal Of Anatolia Nursing and Health Sciences
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