J Nurs Acad Soc.  1988 Apr;18(1):70-79.

Physical and social Disability among the Aging

• Cho YH

Abstract

This study was designed to investigate the nature and magnitude of disability among non-institutionalized elderly in urban area (Seoul city). From November 1987, through December 1987, 1,054 individuals aged over 65 years from the sampled of clustered ramdom sampling method were interviewed in person. The physical disability findings support the well known relationship between physical disability and age. The magnitude of disability, however, is not as great as conventional wisdom might suggest. And this paper reports results on the prevalence of social disability : housekeeping transportation, food prepatation, grocery shopping, social interaction, intellectual activity, and social role. The magnitude of social disability increase with advancing age. Women, in general, report a higher degree of social disability than man. These findings are compared with other investigations of physical and social disability among the elderly.

MeSH Terms

*Activities of Daily Living
*Aged/psychology
Aged, 80 and over
*Disabled Persons
Female
Humans
Korea
Male
Middle Aged
Social Isolation
Urban Population