Table 2 Functional disability in ADLs and IADLs of older people (n = 2207)
From: Determinants of ADL and IADL disability in older adults in southeastern Poland
Variables | Number (%) | |
|---|---|---|
ADL | Bathing and showering | 185 (8.38) |
Dressing | 144 (6.52) | |
Toilet hygiene (getting to the toilet, cleaning oneself, and getting back up) | 129 (5.85) | |
Transferring - functional mobility | 123 (5.57) | |
Self-feeding (not including cooking or chewing and swallowing) | 109 (4.94) | |
Continence | 78 (3.53) | |
IADL | Moving within the community | 606 (27.46) |
Shopping for groceries and necessities | 208 (9.42) | |
Cleaning and maintaining the house | 205 (9.29) | |
Managing money | 198 (8.97) | |
DIY/washing | 190 (8.61) | |
Preparing meals | 137 (6.21) | |
Using the telephone or other form of communication | 74 (3.35) | |
Taking prescribed medications | 52 (2.36) | |
Difficulty with at least one ADL | In total | 378 (17.13) |
65 years and above | 356 (20.46) | |
75 years and above | 266 (30.37) | |
Difficulty with at least one IADL | In total | 789 (35.75) |
65 years and above | 735 (42.24) | |
75 years and above | 502 (57.31) | |