Hypertension usually coexists with other chronic conditions and can cause disability in relation to activities of daily living. We examined the association between the number and categories of comorbid conditions and disability affecting activities of daily living in hypertension patients.The data were collected from the 2013 follow-up survey of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Stud...

BACKGROUND To identify the relationship between perceived environmental barriers and disability in community-dwelling elderly. METHODS Cross-sectional study in two community service centers in Tainan. We enrolled 200 community-dwelling residents, aged above 65 years, who had resided in the same community for at least 12 months. Basic activity of daily living (BADL) and instrumental activity o...

Background: The basic and instrumental activities of daily living are prerequisites for living with a good quality of life. On the contrary, lack of movement and physical inactivity are considered as the main cause of pressure injuries. Accordingly, this study aimed to determine the relationship between the basic and instrumental activities of daily living with the risk of pressure ulcers in pa...

OBJECTIVE To extensively investigate the association of chronic polyneuropathy with basic and instrumental activities of daily living (BADL and IADL), falls, and gait. METHODS A total of 1,445 participants of the population-based Rotterdam Study (mean age 71 years, 54% women) underwent a polyneuropathy screening involving a symptom questionnaire, neurologic examination, and nerve conduction s...

PURPOSE This study examined the relationship between depressive symptoms and time courses in achieving independence in basic activities of daily living (BADL) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL). METHODS At baseline, 1, 3, and 6 months after stroke, 459 stroke patients were prospectively assessed. We used the Geriatric Depression Scale to determine depressive status. Outcomes w...

AIM to verify the capacity of basic and instrumental activities of daily living (BADL and IADL) disability scales and of a performance-based test (Physical Performance Test; PPT) to detect the effect on the functional capacity of several common chronic conditions in elderly people. METHOD a cross-sectional survey of the entire population aged 70 and over, living in Ospitaletto (Brescia, north...

Abstract Background Disability in aged people became one of the major challenges China due to acceleration population aging. Nevertheless, there were limited methods appropriately discriminate degree combined basic activity daily living (BADL) and instrumental (IADL). The present study explored an empirical typology (ADL) its association with health status among elderly China. Methods Data thro...

OBJECTIVES To examine the association of living arrangements with functional disability among older persons and explore the mediation of impact factors on the relationship. DESIGN Cross-sectional analysis using data from Healthy Aging study in Zhejiang Province. PARTICIPANTS Analyzed sample was drawn from a representative rural population of older persons in Wuyi County, Zhejiang Province, ...

Background: the functional status is one of the most important health measurements in the elderly. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of self-reported physical and mental conditions among Finnish Second World War veterans during 1992–2004. We also aimed to study the ability of these conditions in 1992 to predict the functional status impairment in 2004 and to determine whether the w...