A Community-Based Study on Functional Disability and Its Associated Factors Among Elderly Individuals in a Rural Setting in Northeastern India

Background Functional disability in older adults is common and adversely impacts the quality of life. Given the paucity of population-based data, the present analysis attempted to determine the prevalence and factors associated with functional disability in basic activities of daily living (ADLs) am...

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Published in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2021-02, Vol.13 (2), p.e13309-e13309
Main Authors: Medhi, Gajendra K, Visi, Vizovonuo, Bora, Parash J, Sarma, Jogesh, Borah, Prasanta, Mahanta, Jagdish, Bhattacharyya, Himashree, Pala, Star
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Language:English
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Epidemiology/Public Health
Family/General Practice
Quality Improvement
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Summary:Background Functional disability in older adults is common and adversely impacts the quality of life. Given the paucity of population-based data, the present analysis attempted to determine the prevalence and factors associated with functional disability in basic activities of daily living (ADLs) among the elderly population in a rural setting of Northeastern state of India Methods A total of 430 elderly were recruited in a population-based cross-sectional study among elderly individuals (≥60 years) during the period 2013-2016 in rural areas of the Dibrugarh district of Northeastern India. The Barthel index was used to measure ADL. Anyone with a Barthel index score
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.13309