al-Mahadi M A, Elzubier A G
Ministry of Health, Western Region, Saudi Arabia.
J R Soc Health. 1997 Oct;117(5):313-8. doi: 10.1177/146642409711700509.
A cross-sectional study was carried out on a sample of elderly subjects aged 65 years and above, resident in Qassim region, in central Saudi Arabia. The sample size was 266 subjects (12%). The study objective was to assess the subjects' functional activities in the form of Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL). Wadu, the Muslim tradition of washing before the main five daily prayers was included in the ADL. The results showed that impairment of ADL, ADL and Wadu, and IADL was observed in 12.4%, 7.9% and 54.4% of subjects. Advancing age and female gender were found to be negatively, while male gender and having an occupation were found to be positively associated with functional activity.
对沙特阿拉伯中部卡西姆地区65岁及以上的老年受试者样本进行了一项横断面研究。样本量为266名受试者（12%）。研究目的是以日常生活活动（ADL）和工具性日常生活活动（IADL）的形式评估受试者的功能活动。ADL中纳入了穆斯林在每日五次主要祈祷前进行洗涤的传统习俗“瓦杜”。结果显示，12.4%、7.9%和54.4%的受试者存在ADL、ADL与瓦杜以及IADL受损情况。研究发现，年龄增长和女性性别与功能活动呈负相关，而男性性别和有工作与功能活动呈正相关。
