The evaluation of disability and its related factors among the elderly population in Kashan, Iran
The evaluation of disability and its related factors among the elderly population in Kashan, Iran
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DOI：
10.1186/1471-2458-7-261
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发表时间：
2007-09-22
影响因子：
4.5
通讯作者：
Aghahoseini, Shima
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作者：
Adib-Hajbaghery, Mohsen;Aghahoseini, Shima
背景资料：最近的文献表明，亚洲发展中国家的老龄化速度比世界上其他国家快，残疾已成为这些国家更大的公共卫生问题之一。在伊朗的老年人残疾发表的数据匮乏，这意味着这项研究的重要性，旨在评估残疾及其相关因素之间的老年人口在卡尚，伊朗在2006- 2007年。方法/设计：一个横断面研究进行多阶段随机抽样的老年人在卡尚年龄65岁及以上。志愿者参与者年龄在65岁及以上，如果他们有阿尔茨海默病的医学诊断，则被排除在外。世卫组织DAS II被用作本次调查的通用残疾衡量标准。世卫组织DAS II的原始版本已根据卫生相关措施跨文化适应标准化准则翻译成波斯语。数据收集完成后，描述性统计将计算所有变量。卡方，t-检验分析和方差分析将被用来检查亚组之间的显着差异。讨论：这是第一个研究协议，研究伊朗老年人口中的残疾。目前，80%的合格受试者已被选中。这项研究的结果将有助于制定更有效的协议，以帮助伊朗老年人口的残疾。
Background: Recent literature indicates that developing countries in Asia are aging faster than other countries in the world and disability has become one of the greater public health concern in these countries. Pausity of published data on the elderly disability in Iran signifies the importance of this study designed to evaluate the disability and its related factors among the elderly population in Kashan, Iran during 2006-2007.Methods/Design: A cross-sectional study is conducting on a multy-stage random sample of elderly people in Kashan ages 65 years and older. Volunteer participants were included by age 65 and older and excluded if they had the medical diagnosis of Alzhimer disease. The WHO DAS II was used as the generic disability measure in this survey. The original version of WHO DAS II was translated into Farsi according to the standardized guidelines for cross-cultural adaptation of health-related measures. Upon completion of data collection the descriptive statistics will compute all the variables. Chi-square, t-test analysis and ANOVA will be used to examine significant differences between the subgroups.Discussion: This is the first research protocol to study disability among the Iranian elderly population. Presently, 80% of eligible subjects have been selected. The results of this study will help to develop more effective protocols to assist Iranian elderly population with disabilities.