Mental status, functional status and exercise of self-care agency of the elders: measurements and correlates

The aim of this study is to explore the self-care agency of hospitalized and institutionalized elderly related to their mental and functional states. Sample of the study included 45 elders. The Mental Status Questionnaire, the Household Activities, and Activities of Daily living Scale, and the Exercise of Self-Care Agency Scale were utilized to collect data for the study. Results showed no statistical significant differences were elicited among the three groups' scores of exercise of self-care agency, mental or functional state. As predicted positive direct relationships were indicated between most of the studied variables scores. The study limitations and implications were discussed