Activities of daily living independence in Iranian blind war survivors: A cross sectional study, 2008
| Autor: | Alireza Kaldi, Reza Hayatbakhsh, Reza Amini, Mehdi Rassafiani, Mehdi Masoumi, Hamid Haghani, Robab Sahaf, Keyvan Davatgaran |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Gerontology
medicine.medical_specialty Rehabilitation Activities of daily living Cross-sectional study business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Visual impairment Poison control social sciences humanities Occupational safety and health Quality of life Injury prevention medicine Physical therapy medicine.symptom business human activities |
| Zdroj: | Geriatrics & Gerontology International. 13:741-750 |
| ISSN: | 1444-1586 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1447-0594.2012.00954.x |
| Popis: | AIM: Assessment of activities of daily living (ADL) can be helpful for designing individualized rehabilitation programs for disabled individuals. Measuring and comparing the basic ADL (BADL) and instrumental ADL (IADL) independence between middle aged and senior Iranian blind war survivors (IBWS) was the aim of this study. METHODS: This cross-sectional study assessed BADL and IADL of 312 blind war survivors, using the Barthel Index and the Lawton-Bordy scale. Data collection was carried out in a recreational event for the blind war survivors in Mashhad, Iran, 2008. RESULTS: The majority of the participants were male (99%), and more than 80% had multiple injuries. None of them were independent in all BADL and IADL. Older groups were more dependent in IADL such as telephone use, drug management, financial management, and BADL such as walking on uneven surfaces, bed/chair transfer and using stairs. The functional status and activities' level differences between those aged younger than 50 years and those aged older than 50 years were significant (P Language: en |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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