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KMID : 0978920020030040059
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Korean Journal of Clinical Geriatrics
2002 Volume.3 No. 4 p.59 ~ p.66
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The efficacy of activities of daily living as death predictor in home bound elderly patients
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Kim Yun-Jin
Lee Sang-Yeoup
Choi Sang-Han
Kim Young-Joo
Min Hong-Gi
Lee Hae-Gyun
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Abstract
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Backgroud: The daily activities of elderly people is associated with death. The decreased functional health status is associated with the mortality of home bound elderly patients. In this study we examined the factors which affect death of home bound elderly patients.
Methods : At October 1998 we investigated 25 home bound patients in ap따trnent in Busan. We divided 25 subjects into 11 of’home bound elderly patients(>60 ye따s)’ and 14 of ’home bound younger patients(<60 years)’.
Results: The mortality r없e of home bound elderly patients is higher than that of home bound younger patients (P=0.029). Among severe functional disabil띠 group, home bound elder patients had high mortality rate than home bound younger patients (P=0.025). Among home bound elderly patients, ADL 때d IADL is significantly different between living group and death group. ηle ADL items (Dressing, Feed띠g, Transfer, Toileting) and the IADL items ( Using telelphone, Co뼈ng, Cleaning and Managing medication) are significantly different between living group and death group of home bound elderly patients.
Conclusions : The motarity rate of home bound elder patients with high functional disability is high. Medical providers should have more concern to the home bound elderly patients with decreased functional health status.
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KEYWORD
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home bound, elderly, Katz Index, ADL, IADL
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