Abstract:
The purpose of this descriptive research was to examine the relationships between selected factors and the rehabilitation needs of older persons with dependency who were entering intermediate care in hospitals. The purposive sample consisted of 93 outpatients aged 60 years and older, both male and female, recruited from Lerdsin Hospital, Charoenkrung Pracharak Hospital, and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital. The research instruments included a demographic questionnaire, the Barthel ADL Index, the Mini-Cog and the T-Frailty Scale. Reliability analysis using test-retest procedure of 1.0, 0.82, and 1.0 respectively. The Thai Geriatric Depression Scale (TGDS), the Mini-Nutritional Assessment (MNA)and the Care Dependency Scale for Rehabilitation (CDSR) demonstrated reliability using cronbachs alpha coefficient of .94, .73, .89 respectively. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Eta coefficient and The Spearman Rank Correlation Coefficient (rs). Major findings were as follows: 1.The rehabilitation needs of older persons with dependency entering intermediate care were moderate (mean = 46.05, SD = 3.43). 2. Frailty was significantly correlation with the rehabilitation needs of older persons with dependency entering intermediate care at the level of .05 (η=.259) 3. Nutrition depression and number of common functions had a significantly correlation with the rehabilitation needs of older persons with dependency entering intermediate care at the level of .05 (rs = 313, rs = -247, rs = -264) 4. Gender was no correlation and the rehabilitation needs of older persons with dependency entering intermediate care.