Abstract

Old age in many developing countries is seen to begin at the point when active contribution is no longer possible.. The present study was conducted to correlate the functional limitations among geriatric population and its association with perceived burden of primary caregivers. Material & method: The present community based cross sectional study was conducted in urban field practice area of urban health training centre (UHTC) of Department of Community Medicine, GGSMCH, Faridkot. The data collected during the survey was coded and entered in MS Excel and analyzed using suitable SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) version 26. Results:Majority of the subjects belonged to age group 60-80 yrs. (96.2%). There were 52.3% females and 47.7% males included under the study. About 4/5th of the elderly subjects were having more than 1 functional limitation (83.8%). About 90% of the subjects could perform all activities in the Activities of Daily Living (ADL) domain unassisted (89.8%). More than 4/5th of the subjects could perform all activities in the Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) domain unassisted (84.1%). About 3/4th of the subjects required assistance of the caregiver in performing the activities of Leisure and Social Activities domain (73.8%). More than 4/5th of the subjects could perform all activities in the Lower Extremity Mobility domain unassisted (86.1%). About 3/4th of the subjects could perform all activities in the General Physical Activities domain unassisted (77.7%). About 3/5th of the caregivers were having mild to moderate burden (60%). On statistical analysis by Chi-square test & fisher’s exact test :Financial Support status of the elderly and Caregiver burden were found out to be statistically significant with functional limitations. Conclusion: The present study concluded that Financial Support status of the elderly and Caregiver burden were found out to be statistically significant with functional limitations

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