Decreased Autonomy In Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Journal
Clinical Interventions in Aging
ISSN
1178-1998
Date Issued
2019
Author(s)
Sánchez-García, Sergio
García-Peña, Carmen
Ramírez-García, Eliseo
Moreno-Tamayo, Karla
Type
Resource Types::text::journal::journal article
DOI
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Abstract
Purpose: The present study aims to explore characteristics associated with low perception of autonomy among community-dwelling older adults. Patients and methods: This original research was derived from a cross-sectional study based on the study COSFOMA with information from 1,252 (60 years and older) community-dwelling older adults whose data was obtained through a questionnaire that included sociodemographic characteristics, as well as different scales of geriatric assessment. The perception of autonomy was evaluated with the autonomy sub-scale of the Quality of Life Scale of Older Adults from the World Health Organization (World Health Organization Quality of Life of Older Adults, WHOQOL-OLD).