Assessment of the Psychophysical Sphere and Functional Status of Women Aged 75–90 Living Alone and in Nursing Homes

Justyna Traczyk, Agnieszka Dębiec-Bąk, Anna Skrzek and Małgorzata Stefańska
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Justyna Traczyk: ECURA Hjemmetjenester og BPA AS, Østensjøveien 14, 0661 Oslo, Norway
Agnieszka Dębiec-Bąk: Faculty of Physiotherapy, Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences, 35 Paderewskiego Street, 51-612 Wrocław, Poland
Anna Skrzek: Faculty of Physiotherapy, Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences, 35 Paderewskiego Street, 51-612 Wrocław, Poland
Małgorzata Stefańska: Faculty of Physiotherapy, Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences, 35 Paderewskiego Street, 51-612 Wrocław, Poland

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 17, 1-11

Abstract: Aim: To assess the psychophysical sphere and functional status of women aged 75–90 living alone and in nursing homes. Methods: 23 women living in nursing homes (NH) and 20 living alone (HOME) underwent the following tests: Up and Go Test, Chair Stand Test, assessment of daily physical activity levels using pedometers, Mini-Mental State Examination, Groningen Activity Restriction Scale, Geriatric Depression Scale, and WHOQOL-Bref. Results: It was shown that the subjects living by themselves performed a greater amount of daily physical activity, although there was not significant difference between the two groups in the Up and Go Test result. There were not statistically significant differences in the self-assessment of the mental sphere, but significant differences were found in the self-evaluation of the physical sphere. In the NH group, subjects with and without depression did not differ in terms of the amount of daily physical activity and functional test results. Women with depression from the HOME group were less physically active and had worse functional fitness. Conclusions: Women living alone performed a greater amount of daily physical activity, but the functional status of women in both groups did not differ in a statistically significant way. The groups didn’t differ statistically significantly in terms of psychological self-assessment.

Keywords: old age; quality of life; functional status; physical activity; depression; gerontology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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