In other countries, many studies have found significant relations between elderly persons' use of home health services, and their physical characteristics (e.g., functional status), household characteristics (e.g., income level), ethnicity, and geographic location [ 11- 16].
The in-depth interview addresses topics such as: self-reported health status, functional limitations, household characteristics, utilization of health care services, insurance and working status, inter-generational transfers, and demographic characteristics.
A functional family vacation.
This association was shown for the indicator of overall function of household infrastructure, and not for indicators of functional state of infrastructure relating to specific healthy living practices.
That, he reports, remains functional, because each household still pays 1,000 shillings (about 20p) a month.
The evidently greater negative impact of functional impairment upon household chores and social activities (Table 3) reflects, almost certainly, the more optional nature of these in comparison with duties at work.
Levels of crowding and the functional state of household infrastructure varied between communities (Table 2).
Ordinary least squares and negative binomial regressions were used to quantify the affect of functional limitations on household income for the employed population and missed workdays, respectively.
The purpose of this study was to identify the risk factors of functional disability by household composition among community-dwelling elderly people.
