Davidoff D, Slater P E
J R Coll Gen Pract. 1982 Jul;32(240):403-9.
Two hundred and sixty elderly residents of 10 rural Israeli communities were screened for the presence of a variety of domestic disabilities using the Domestic Care Dependency Index. The Index measures ability to function without help in shopping, cooking, laundering, housekeeping, reaching a source of primary medical care and identifying doctor-prescribed medication. Sixty-four per cent of the population screened showed dependency in at least one category. Dependency increased with age and was much more common in men (94.7 per cent) than women (33.3 per cent). We emphasize the importance of identifying domestic needs in the elderly, both real and potential, so that family members or community workers can provide help where it is needed and the necessity for prolonged professional or institutional care can be avoided or postponed.
使用家庭护理依赖指数对以色列农村10个社区的260名老年居民进行了各种家庭残疾筛查。该指数衡量在购物、做饭、洗衣、家务、获得基本医疗服务以及识别医生开的药等方面无需帮助的功能能力。接受筛查的人群中有64%在至少一个类别中表现出依赖。依赖程度随年龄增长而增加，并且在男性（94.7%）中比在女性（33.3%）中更为普遍。我们强调识别老年人实际和潜在家庭需求的重要性，以便家庭成员或社区工作者能够在需要的地方提供帮助，并且可以避免或推迟长期专业护理或机构护理的必要性。
