Abstract: Background: The population of adults aged 60+ years is growing in Nigeria and sub-Sahara Africa (SSA) hence the need to begin planning for geriatric care. Thus generating a data base of the functional status of older adults in SSA will be potentially useful for geriatric health care plans. Basic and instrumental Activities of Daily Living (ADL) of a sample of adults aged 60+ years in Delta State Nigeria were therefore investigated for functional disability or impairment. Materials and Methods: Basic and Instrumental ADL questionnaires were used to measure the functional status of 600 respondents aged 60-80+ years randomly selected from rural and urban areas of Delta State, Nigeria. Information on background characteristics (age, gender, education and self-rated economic status) was also obtained from the respondents. Results: Prevalence of functional impairment was markedly lesser.....
Keywords: ADL; IADL; functional disability; older adults; urban/rural dwellers
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