Sociodemographic Characteristics and Health Profile of the Elderly Seeking Health Care in Kampala, Uganda

Table 2

Functional status among the study participants.

		%
Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living
No impairment	119	89
Moderate impairment	7	5
Severe impairment	8	6
Lawton-Brody Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Scale
Independent	100	75
Dependent	34	25
Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly-Screening Version (HHIE-S)
No handicap	107	80
Mild to moderate handicap	21	16
Significant handicap	6	4
Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE)
None	72	54
Mild	32	24
Severe	30	22