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日常活動能力之新結構驗證－以南台灣老人為例
A Replication of Multidimemsionality of Activities of Daily Living(ADL): On the Elderly in Southern Taiwan
摘要
The purpose of the present study is to test whether Wolinsk and Johnson’s declaration that activities of daily living (ADL) can be div-ided into three subdimension (basic, household, and advanced ADL), and whether these three dimensions could be replicated or not in Tai-wan. Furthermore, to confirm the relationship of advanced ADL and cognitive function. The analyses were based on a sample of 790 respondents over 65 years of age who lived in the community of Southern Taiwan. Fourteen items were adopted from the ADL section of OARS Multidimensional Functional Assess-ment (OMFAQ, Chinese Version) for perfor-ming a confirmatory factor analysis. In addi-tion, 10 items from the Short Portable Mental Stats Questionnaire (SPMSQ) were selected for a zero-order correlation and regression ana-lyses to examine the relationship between the advanced ADL and cognitive function. The results support Wolinsky & Johnson’s assertion, but some items that are comprised in each factor structure, however, are not consist-ent with those in Wolinsky & Johnson’s study, such as taking medicine, grooming, eating, shopping, and transporting. Significant correla-tion between advanced ADL and cognitive function was also confirmed in the study (r=0.612, p＜0.05).
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The purpose of the present study is to test whether Wolinsk and Johnson’s declaration that activities of daily living (ADL) can be div-ided into three subdimension (basic, household, and advanced ADL), and whether these three dimensions could be replicated or not in Tai-wan. Furthermore, to confirm the relationship of advanced ADL and cognitive function. The analyses were based on a sample of 790 respondents over 65 years of age who lived in the community of Southern Taiwan. Fourteen items were adopted from the ADL section of OARS Multidimensional Functional Assess-ment (OMFAQ, Chinese Version) for perfor-ming a confirmatory factor analysis. In addi-tion, 10 items from the Short Portable Mental Stats Questionnaire (SPMSQ) were selected for a zero-order correlation and regression ana-lyses to examine the relationship between the advanced ADL and cognitive function. The results support Wolinsky & Johnson’s assertion, but some items that are comprised in each factor structure, however, are not consist-ent with those in Wolinsky & Johnson’s study, such as taking medicine, grooming, eating, shopping, and transporting. Significant correla-tion between advanced ADL and cognitive function was also confirmed in the study (r=0.612, p＜0.05).