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COMPARISON OF OBJECTIVE AND SUBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT OF FUNCTIONAL ABILITY IN THE ELDERLY
MELITA UREMOVIĆ
; Hrvatsko katoličko sveučilište, Odjel za sestrinstvo, Zagreb, Hrvatska
DORA KUHARIĆ
; Hrvatsko katoličko sveučilište, Odjel za sestrinstvo, Zagreb, Hrvatska
INA STAŠEVIĆ
; Veleučilište u Bjelovaru, Preddiplomski studij sestrinstva, Bjelovar, Hrvatska
Sažetak
Aim: The aim of the study was to examine the relationship between self-assessment of physical fi tness and objective indicators of functional ability in the elderly, and the impact of gender, age, exercise, movement, and use of mobility aids on physical fi tness. Subjects and Methods: The study included 158 respondents over 65 years of age. Data were collected using the SF-36 questionnaire for subjective assessment of functional ability and Barthel Index for objective assessment of functional ability. The study was conducted at the Trešnjevka Nursing Home, Zagreb. Results: Restrictions on daily physical activity were evident in a large proportion of respondents. The estimated level of functional ability was slightly higher in men than in woman, and functional ability decreased with increasing age. Functional ability was found to be positively infl uenced by the absence of pain, emotional well-being, and walking more than one kilometer daily. The more physically mobile persons rated their physical fi tness as better than the less mobile (and immobile) persons who objectively found it diffi cult to perform daily activities and rated their physical fi tness worse. Conclusion: There is positive correlation of most of the observed components of self-assessment and objective assessment of functional ability. The more independently individuals performed their daily activities, the better they assessed their physical ability on both tests.
Ključne riječi
the elderly; functional ability
Hrčak ID:
294424
URI
Datum izdavanja:
27.2.2023.
Posjeta: 6.256 *