ผู้วิจัย/Authors: Vilai Kuptniratsaikul

ชื่อเรื่อง/Title: Functional Assessment in Thai Elderly Patients

แหล่งที่มา/Source: Siriraj Hospital Gazette, Vol. 48, No 11, November 1996, Page 976-982

รายละเอียด / Details:

In order to identify functional abilities such as activities of daily living ADL instrumental activities of daily living IADL and ambulation in elderly Thai patients (>60 years old), a study was carried out at the out-patient clinic of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Siriraj, from January to December 1995. A total of 155 out-patients (54 males, 101 females) with a mean age of 68 years (range 60-87 years) were interviewed and assessed. Most patients possessed independent activity in ADL and IADL (88 percent and 68 percen respectivelyั). Patients with neurological disease had a higher score of dependency than those with musculoskeletal disease. Sixty-three percent could ambulate without any walking aids or support and only 1 percent were bedridden.

Keywords: elderly, functional assessment, psychology

ปีที่เผยแพร่/Year: 1996

Address: Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University

Code: 00004142

ISSN/ISBN: 0125-152X

Country of publication: Thailand.

Language: English.

Category: Abstract Journal.

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