Disusing the mobility aids devices in the elderlies: how much and why?
سال انتشار: 1401
نوع سند: مقاله ژورنالی
زبان: انگلیسی
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JR_JSDI-8-1_003
تاریخ نمایه سازی: 28 تیر 1402
چکیده مقاله:
Background: Given that society is rapidly aging, identifying the problems of the elderly can help society and individuals, so in this study investigates the abundance of elderlies in need of mobility aids devices and the factors related to their disuse.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed on ۲۰۹ elderlies who selected by random sampling in Taft city. Data gathering tools were MMSE and TUG tests, and a researcher-made questionnaire. The data were analysed Mann-whitney & chi-square test.
Result: Among the elderlies, ۷۵.۱۲% of them required to use mobility aids devices that ۴۹% of these people did not use these devices due to the feeling of shyness, needless, ignorance of the device's necessity, and negative attitude of other people.
Conclusion: Despite the need of most elderly for motor assisted devices, almost half of them do not use these devices because of educational and attitudinal reasons.
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نویسندگان
Zohreh Rahaei
Elderly Health Research Center, Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
Maryam Tavakoli
Department of Aging and Health, School of Public Health, Yazd Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
Alireza Beigomi
SABA Healthy aging institute, Yazd, Iran
Sara Jambarsang
Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Yazd Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran