Acevedo-Navarro L, Alvelo J, Torres B
Occupational Therapy Section, VA Medical Center, San Juan, PR 00927-5800.
P R Health Sci J. 1992 Apr;11(1):33-41.
This study was designed to identify the level of function in Activities of Daily Living (ADL) of veterans placed in the Personal Care Home Program (PCH) of the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Puerto Rico. At the same time, we explored how community adjustment was related to the veterans ADL functioning. It was an exploratory, descriptive, cross-sectional study of a random sample of 60 veterans placed in (32) Personal Care Homes. The Functional Independence Measure (FIM) was used to evaluate the veteran and determined his level of independence in ADL. The Community Adjustment Scale was used to assess adjustment behavior patterns of veterans at the personal care homes. Findings indicate the majority of veterans in the PCH program were elderly with a mean age of 64 years. They were functioning in a modified dependence level in ADL. They had made good to excellent community adjustment. No relationship between ADL level of functioning and community adjustment was found.
本研究旨在确定安置在波多黎各退伍军人事务医疗中心个人护理之家项目（PCH）中的退伍军人日常生活活动（ADL）的功能水平。同时，我们探讨了社区适应与退伍军人ADL功能之间的关系。这是一项对60名安置在32个个人护理之家的退伍军人随机样本进行的探索性、描述性横断面研究。使用功能独立性测量（FIM）来评估退伍军人，并确定其在ADL方面的独立水平。使用社区适应量表来评估个人护理之家退伍军人的适应行为模式。研究结果表明，PCH项目中的大多数退伍军人为老年人，平均年龄为64岁。他们在ADL方面处于某种程度的依赖水平。他们在社区适应方面表现良好至优秀。未发现ADL功能水平与社区适应之间存在关联。
