Oye Gureje|Adesola Ogunniyi|Lola Kola|Ebenezer Afolabi
Functional Disability in Elderly Nigerians: Results from the Ibadan Study of Aging
University College Hospital, Ibadan|University of Ibadan|University College Hospital, Ibadan|University of Ibadan|University College Hospital, Ibadan|University of Ibadan|University College Hospital, Ibadan|University of Ibadan
functional disability common reason loss independence need informal care elderly persons little information profile disability level unmet need care elderly persons living subsaharan africa using multistage clustered sampling households conducted yorubaspeaking area nigeria representing 22 national population persons aged 65 older n 2152 assessed disability activities daily living instrumental activities daily living respondents assessed selfreports physical health major depressive disorder availability informal care prevalence functional disability defined inability independently perform function 92 standard error 06 logistic regression analysis high risks disability associated female sex older age urban dwelling risks also high persons chronic pain poor selfreported overall health evidence undernutrition disabled persons poorer quality life likely suffer major depressive disorder 198 disabled elderly persons lacked informal care unmet need care increased likelihood depression findings suggest high burden unmet need care large section disabled elderly persons african community undergoing demographic social changes social factors relating urbanization poverty may associated occurrence disability inability access informal care