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Table 2. Health Status and
Assessment of Elderly Patients
| Disease |
No. |
% |
Statistical
sign P |
Medical Diagnosis
One diagnosis
Two or more diseases
Other diagnoses |
26
67
20 |
23
59
18 |
P=0.001 |
Self-dependence for ADL
Always and Mostly
Sometimes and Never |
73
40 |
64
36 |
P=0.000 |
Mobility
Freely mobile
On stick
Immobile |
73
22
18 |
64
20
16 |
P=0.002 |
General Appearance
Clean
Moderately clean
Neglected |
85
25
3 |
75.2
22.1
2.7 |
P=0.002 |
Hearing Defect
Present
No hearing defect
Could not be assessed |
91
16
6 |
80.5
14.2
5.3 |
P=0.000 |
Visual impairment
Present
No defect
Could not be assessed |
103
2
8 |
91
2
7 |
P=0.000 |
Nutritional Status
Well nourished
Malnourished |
105
8 |
93
7 |
P=0.002 |
General Mental Status
Normal
Dementia
Could not be assessed |
89
20
4 |
79
17.5
3.5 |
P=0.000 |
Depression
Present
Could not be assessed
No depression |
28
10
75 |
25
9
66 |
P=0.001 |
Receiving Medication
Yes
No |
99
14 |
87.5
12.5 |
P=0.000 |
Compliance to Medication
Always
Mostly
Not compliant |
66
31
16 |
58.5
27.5
14 |
P=0.000 |
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Table 3. Factors Associated
with Self-Dependence for ADL
| Factor |
N=72 |
% |
Significance
2-Tailed |
rho |
Age
65-74
75-84
85+ |
31
33
8 |
43
45
12 |
P*=0.000 |
0.416 |
Mobility
Freely mobile
On stick
Immobile |
64
8
0 |
89
11
0 |
P*=0.000 |
-0.7 |
Nutritional
state
Well nourished
Malnourished |
71
1 |
98.5
1.5 |
P*=0.000 |
0.369 |
Depression#
Moderate
Mild
No depression |
1
11
56 |
1
11
82 |
P*=0.000 |
0.363 |
Quality
of social support
Highly adequate
Adequate
Not adequate |
22
45
5 |
30
64
6 |
P=NS |
0.064 |
Sex
Male
Female |
23
49 |
32
68 |
P=NS |
0.064 |
Medical
diagnosis
Two or more diagnoses
Other diagnosis |
42
30 |
59
41 |
P=NS |
-0.017 |
General
mental state
Normal
Demented |
69
3 |
96
4 |
P*=0.000 |
0.579 |
Marital
status
Married
Divorced
Widowed
Single |
56
2
14
0 |
77.7
2.8
19.5
0 |
P*=0.000 |
0.37 |
P* = statistically significant
<0.01; NS = not statistically significant; # = Total does not add
up to Total N (72) because of missing values (those not assessed); rho
= Spearman's Correlation Factor.
 
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