Daily living activities of elderly people in Küçükçekmece region, İstanbul

Abstract

This study aims to determine basic daily living activities (ADL) of elderly and their capability of instrumental daily living activities (IADL) in Istanbul-Küçükçekmece. in 1998, beside the questionnaires interrogating demographic features and chronic diseases, Basic Activities of Daily Living Scale (ADLs) and instrumental Activities of Daily Living Scale (lADLs) were conducted with cross-section method by face-to-face interviews with elderly people selected by 1/5 systematic sampling method. 30.4 % of the participants (n = 382) scored full points from ADLs and lADLs. 15.2 % could not fulfill the basic daily living activities and 63.9 % the instrumental daily living activities. The age, one of demographic features was found out to be the most important factor effecting ADLs -1 ADLs points (F=3.23, p = 0.004, std. Error=2.14 ). Although some IADL fulfilment was affected by life styles, marital status and the presence of chronic health problems according to Fisher and Chi-Square test results, this fact was not observed in Multiple Regression Analysis.