Dependency in activities of daily living of institutionalized elderly people in Tiruvallur District

Abstract

Introduction: The proportion of elderly people in the Indian population is steadily increasing. Over a period of time the disease patterns in India have predominantly changed from infectious to non-communicable diseases. This has led to the rise in morbidity and fall in mortality causing marked increase in elderly population. Aim: To assess the prevalence of dependency on activities of daily living (ADL) among geriatric populations in residential homes in Tiruvallur district. Materials and Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among institutionalized elderly population aged 65-74 years. Activities of daily living was assessed by Barthel index. Descriptive statistics, Kendall tau’s correlation and binary logistic regression were done to test if the differences for various parameters Results: There were 29.6% partially or completely dependent on doing their daily activities Conclusion: Based on the findings of the study, it was concluded that dependency of the institutionalized elderly population was high. The caregivers need to assess the unmet needs of the elderly.

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