J Korean Acad Adult Nurs.  2009 Oct;21(5):547-558.

Acceptance of Disability and Related Factors of Hemiplegic Elderly and Non-Elderly

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  • 1Christian College of Nursing, Korea. pamhee@hanmail.net

Abstract

PURPOSE
This study was conducted to study the acceptance of disability and influential factors between hemiplegic elderly and non-elderly after stroke.
METHODS
Data were collected with questionnaires from 104 elderly and 134 non-elderly with hemiplegia. Data were analyzed by chi-square-test, t-test, ANOVA, ANCOVA, Pearson correlation coefficient, and multiple regression.
RESULTS
Significant predictors of acceptance of disability were family support, activities of daily living, and age, and these factors accounted for 24.2% of variance in acceptance of disability in the hemiplegic elderly. On the other hand, the significant predictors were family support and employment, and these factors accounted for 32.3% of variance in acceptance of disability in the non-elderly. Family support was the most influential variable in both the elderly and the non-elderly.
CONCLUSION
An acceptance of disability program for the hemiplegic elderly should be designed differently from that for the non-elderly.

Keyword

Stroke; Hemiplegia; Disabled persons; Family; Activities of daily living

MeSH Terms

Activities of Daily Living
Aged
Disabled Persons
Employment
Hand
Hemiplegia
Humans
Stroke
Surveys and Questionnaires
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