Graduation Semester and Year
2016
Language
English
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing
Department
Nursing
First Advisor
Kathryn Marie Daniel
Abstract
This study reports on the relationship between engagement with activity and functional status in a sample of 92 older adults. Engagement was found to be a significant predictor of functional status as measured by the Lawton-Brody Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Scale, but was not statistically significant when functional status was measured using the Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living. Age was found to be a significant covariate, but comorbidity, depression, and marital status were not statistically significant in the models tested.
Keywords
Older adults, Activities, Engagement, Functional status
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences | Nursing
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Dombrowsky, Thomas A., "Engagement with activity and functional status among older adults" (2016). Nursing Dissertations. 25.
https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/nursing_dissertations/25
Comments
Degree granted by The University of Texas at Arlington