Journal of Education and Health Promotion 2277-9531 12 11 2022 12 01 An exploratory study on the application of screening of activity limitation and safety awareness (SALSA) scale for evaluation of activity limitation among elderly 1 6 26391 EN . Roshni Mary Peter Department of Community Medicine, SRM Medical College and Research Centre, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu, India 0000-0003-1702-1898 . Alex Joseph Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu, India 0000-0002-9053-4895 Journal Article 2023 01 19 BACKGROUND: Aging poses a significant risk for activity and functional limitations. Problems among<br />aged populations are interrelated, and these problems can lead to other disorders and finally leave<br />a negative impact on the quality of life (QoL) This study used the screening of activity limitation and<br />safety awareness (SALSA) scale to screen and measure activity limitations among the elderly.<br />MATERIALS AND METHODS: A community‑based descriptive cross‑sectional study was conducted<br />among 928 elderly from the three districts of Tamil Nadu, India. The SALSA scale was administered<br />via a door‑to‑door interview, and data analysis was carried out. Simple random sampling was used to<br />obtain the study subjects in the selected study area. Chi‑square tests and binary logistic regression<br />were performed to find the association between selected risk factors.<br />RESULTS: Among the 928 elderly, 53.7% of them were males, 84.9% were between the age of 60<br />and 69 years, and 31% were 70 years and above. The study found that 66.5% of the elderly have<br />mild activity limitations, 15.7% of them had moderate limitations, 4.8% of them had severe limitations,<br />around 3% of them had extreme limitations, and 10.3% of them had no significant limitations. The binary<br />logistic regression found people of age 65 and above (OR = 3.80), female gender (OR = 2.90), with<br />hypertension (OR = 1.95), vision problem (OR = 1.92), decreased sensation of the foot (OR = 3.41),<br />as the significant independent risk factors for activity limitation among the elderly.<br />CONCLUSION: The study found self‑reported activity limitations among the elderly to be nearly 90%.<br />The SALSA scale may be used as a handy tool to identify the activity limitation in community‑based<br />geriatric checkups.<br /><br /> https://jehp.mui.ac.ir/article_26391_4d04ff8c215cf3678bb0b3aaf7ee4939.pdf