disability and self-care among elders in yazd

introduction: geriatric syndromes lead to a number of disabilities which dramatically affect the quality of life in ageing. facilitating the process of self-care can improve the elder's health to a great extent which has received less attention in previous studies. this study aimed at investigating the relationship between the disability and self-care in the elderly of yazd. methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted in yazd; 234 elderly participants were selected through cluster random sampling. whodas-ii questionnaire and a researcher-designed self-care questionnaire were utilized and collected data analyzed using mann-whitney u, kruskal-wallis h, chi-square and spearman correlation coefficient tests. results: the mean score of disability was 38.55 ±13.71 (ranging from 0 to 92) and the mean score of self-care was 61.57± 15.94 (ranging from 0 to 118). there was no statistically significant correlation between total score of disability and self-care, however, correlation was detected between the subscales. conclusion: given the high level of disability in a majority of elders and low level of their self-care, self-care promotion programs and prevention of disabilities in collaboration with their families and health centers are recommended.