Decreased Autonomy In Community-Dwelling Older Adults

Sánchez-García, Sergio; García-Peña, Carmen; Ramírez-García, Eliseo; Moreno-Tamayo, Karla; Cantú Quintanilla, Guillermo Rafael

doi:10.2147/CIA.S225479

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

text::journal::journal article

DOI

10.2147/CIA.S225479

URL

https://scripta.up.edu.mx/handle/20.500.12552/2099

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).