Translation, Cross-cultural Adaptation, and Psychometric Properties of the Turkish Version of the Self-care Ability Scale for the Elderly

Abstract

The United Nations estimated that the number of people aged 60 and over will exceed 2 billion in 30 years. Therefore, evaluating self-care in this older population is of particular importance. 1) The aging process includes a decrease in the functional level as well as physiological deficiencies. There are also some restrictions on the healthy aging process. 2) These restrictions can be considered aging. 3) Self-care ability is an essential determinant of the maintenance of daily life activities in older adults. 4) Self-care is defined as

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Katz index of activities of daily living in assessing functional status of older people: Reliability and validity of Sinhala version

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