SELF-CARE AGENCY AND STATUS TO MAINTAIN ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING ELDERLY PEOPLE WITH OSTEOARTHRITIS

ABSTRACT The aim of the present research was to determine self care agency and daily living activities of the elderly people with osteoarthritis. 191 elderly people were included in the research . Data were collected using Personal Information Form, Self-care Agency Scale, Katz’s Activities of Daily Living Index and Lawton and Brody’s Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Index. Self care agency and daily living activities are affected in elderly people with osteoarthritis. Instrumental activities of daily living scores of the elderly people who were aged between 75 and 79, used five and more drugs daily and whose disease lasted for more than 11 years were lower. There is a close correlation between self care agency and daily living activities among the elderly people with osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis affects negatively continuation of self care agency and daily living activities. Self-care agency influence the status to perform daily activities in patients with OA. Keywords: Osteoarthritis, elderly, self-care, activities of daily living