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- Title
Physical Activities of Daily Living of Elderly of Lalitpur (Nepal).
- Authors
Bista, Archana; Joshi, Sarala
- Abstract
In the present cross sectional survey 1178 elderly residing in their home were purposively selected. In the phase I of this study, physical activities of elderly of the sample were assessed and the factors associated with physical activities were measured. In phase II, experiences of elderly regarding physical functional activities were explored. To triangulate the findings of both phases, A convergent design (QUAN + QUAL) was adopted. The elderly were interviewed individually using a structured interview schedule (Nepali version). In phase II, hermeneutical phenomenological approach was adopted. Findings from both phases were triangulated and compared. Findings from phase I revealed that in performing basic activities 28.9 per cent elderly were fully dependent where as in performing intermediate activities 53.0 per cent elderly were fully dependent. Triangulated findings confirmed that functional limitations were mostly identified on taking bath, getting dressed, moving inside the house, using telephone, doing simple household activities, going outside the home and going for health check up were higher among increased aged, female and illiterate elderly.
- Subjects
HEALTH of older people; LIFE skills; PHYSICAL activity; STRUCTURED employment interviews; HOME care of older people
- Publication
Indian Journal of Gerontology, 2016, Vol 30, Issue 4, p415
- ISSN
0971-4189
- Publication type
Article