Candela Filippo, Zucchetti Giulia, Ortega Enrique, Rabaglietti Emanuela, Magistro Daniele
Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Torino, Italy (Drs Filippo, Zucchetti, Rabaglietti, and Magistro) and Health Science Department, California State University, Dominguez Hills, Carson, California (Dr Magistro).
Holist Nurs Pract. 2015 Sep-Oct;29(5):313-22. doi: 10.1097/HNP.0000000000000106.
This study investigated the association between physical functioning and activities of daily living (ADL) of elderly people, taking into account the role of cognitive, psychological, and social factors. We administered physical, cognitive, psychological, and social instruments to investigate the level of basic and instrumental activities of daily living (BADL and IADL). The analysis showed that physical functioning was the only individual factor that was significantly linked with the level of BADL and IADL. This study underlines that physical functioning is the main individual characteristic directly associated with the level of BADL and IADL in old age.
本研究调查了老年人身体功能与日常生活活动（ADL）之间的关联，并考虑了认知、心理和社会因素的作用。我们采用了身体、认知、心理和社会方面的测评工具来调查基本日常生活活动（BADL）和工具性日常生活活动（IADL）的水平。分析表明，身体功能是唯一与BADL和IADL水平显著相关的个体因素。本研究强调，身体功能是与老年人BADL和IADL水平直接相关的主要个体特征。
