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| Physical health, depression and cognitive function as correlates of disability in an older Korean population | | Author(s) | Jae-Min Kim, Robert Stewart, Nicholas Glozier |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 20, no 2, February 2005 |
| Pages | pp 160-167 |
| Source | http://www.interscience.wiley.com |
| Keywords | Health [elderly] ; Depression ; Mental health [elderly] ; Evaluation ; Korea. |
| Annotation | The World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule II (WHODAS-II) measures functioning and disability in concordance with the bio-psycho-social model of the WHO's International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health. This study reports administering the WHODAS-II to a community sample of 1,204 Koreans aged 65+. Level of disability, as measured by the scale, was principally correlated with physical health, depression and cognitive function, and these measures accounted for most associations between sociodemographic factors and disability. These associations persisted in participants without dementia. In participants with dementia, physical illness and accommodation type were the principal correlates of scores on the WHODAS-II. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-050221204 A |
| Classmark | CC: ENR: D: 4C: 7DK |
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