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Relationship among activities of daily living, apathy, and subjective well-being in elderly people living alone in a rural town
Author(s)	K Yamashita, K Iijima, S Kobayashi
Journal title	Gerontology, vol 45, no 5, September-October 1999
Pages	pp 279-282
Keywords	Apathy ; Well being ; Mobility ; Self care capacity ; Living with others ; Rural areas ; Japan.
Annotation	There are limited psychological data on the quality of life and activities of daily living (ADL) among older Japanese who live alone. This study examined the frequency of apathy and its correlation with ADL and with subjective well-being in 96 older people living alone in a depopulated rural area. The Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology Competence Index, the Apathy Scale, and the Philadelphia Geriatric Center (PGC) Morale Scale were used. Of the 97 subjects, 94 showed apathy. The total score of the index of ADL was primarily related to age and the apathy score and less to the PGC Morale Scale score. The findings demonstrate that apathy in subjects who live alone appears to exert a marked effect on their ability to perform routine activities of daily living. (AKM).
Accession Number	CPA-991005227 A
Classmark	EPA: D:F:5HH: C4: CA: KA: RL: 7DT
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