A Studyon Activities of Daily Living and Its Risk Factors of the Aged in the Rural Areas

Objective Through investigating the physical stamina and health care requirement of the aged,to explore main risk factors which lead to ADL damage,and evaluate the degree of risk.Methods 800 old people were selected in the suburban county of Ningbo and Jiangshan.Elderly activities of daily living scale were adopted to get the information of ADL scoring status and related factors.Results ADL value among different age groups and different chronic disease groups was significantly different;there were no significant differences among groups of different sex and groups with different life modes.Conclusion To improve the health level of the elderly and their quality of life,effective countermeasure must be adopted according to main risk factors of ADL damage.