标题：Assessment of health, functioning and disability of a population aged 60–70 in south-eastern Poland using the WHO Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS 2.0)
期刊名称：Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine
印刷版ISSN：1232-1966
电子版ISSN：1898-2263
出版年度：2018
卷号：25
期号：1
页码：124-130
DOI：10.5604/12321966.1228392
出版社：Institute of Agricultural Medicine in Lublin
摘要：Introduction. There is a growing number of older people in Poland. This phenomenon results in the need to assess theirproblems related with functioning in everyday life. This is the first study conducted in Polish society which evaluates theprevalence of disability and limitations in functioning by means of WHODAS 2.0 questionnaire.Objective. Evaluation of the health, functioning and disability of people aged 60–70 years living in south-eastern Poland.Materials and method. The researched material was a randomly- selected sample of 1,000 inhabitants of south-easternPoland. The study was conducted by use of direct interviews applying the WHODAS 2.0. For the purpose of statisticalanalysis, measures of descriptive statistics and non-parametric tests of significance were used.Results. Limitations in functioning were reported by 67.00% of participants aged 60–70 years, including 46.20% with a milddisability, 14.50% – moderate, 6.30% – significant and extremely large disability. The highest level of disability occurred inareas related to participation in social life (mean = 20.77), performing activities of daily living (mean = 17.42) and mobility(mean = 17.23). A significantly higher level of disability (p <0.0001)was observed among unmarried people, the elderly andthose with a greater number of chronic diseases. Higher level of physical activity was associated with lower disability levelin the studied population (p <0.009).Conclusions. Regarding the studied population, it was found that many health problems become worse over the years. Thestate of health that deteriorates with age causes limitations in daily functioning, which lead to disability, activity limitationsand participation in everyday life. The progressive ageing of the Polish population will cause an increasing demand formedical care and on the social services.
