Table 4.
Associations Between Sensory Disabilities and Assistance Needed with Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) Among Disabled Females 65 Years and Older, 1991 Health and Activity Limitation Survey (n = 687,508)*
| IADL Restriction | SD and/or HD (Total) | SD-HD | SD-HA | HD-SA | ||||
| % | Adj OR** (95% CI) | % | Adj OR** (95% CI) | % | Adj OR** (95% CI) | % | Adj OR** (95% CI) | |
| Any Activity | 68.7 | 0.73 (0.57–0.93) | 80.0 | 1.26 (0.84–1.88) | 73.0 | 1.20 (0.88–1.64) | 61.3 | 0.64 (0.50–0.82) |
| Heavy Chores | 53.4 | 0.82 (0.66–1.02) | 58.5 | 1.19 (0.86–1.64) | 50.8 | 0.85 (0.65–1.11) | 53.0 | 0.86 (0.69–1.08) |
| Grocery Shopping | 38.5 | 0.95 (0.75–1.20) | 50.9 | 1.15 (0.83–1.59) | 39.6 | 1.00 (0.74–1.34) | 32.6 | 1.02 (0.79–1.30) |
| Housework | 36.6 | 0.89 (0.70–1.13) | 51.5 | 1.32 (0.95–1.82) | 33.2 | 0.70 (0.51–0.94) | 32.5 | 1.02 (0.79–1.31) |
| Meal Preparation | 17.2 | 0.72 (0.55–0.96) | 29.8 | 1.47 (1.02–2.10) | 14.2 | 0.68 (0.46–0.99) | 13.7 | 0.74 (0.54–1.02) |
| Personal Finances | 22.2 | 0.93 (0.72–1.22) | 30.1 | 1.19 (0.85–1.68) | 18.1 | 0.69 (0.49–0.98) | 21.5 | 1.12 (0.86–1.48) |
| Personal Care | 14.3 | 1.26 (0.89–1.79) | 26.6 | 1.84 (1.26–2.69) | 16.2 | 1.21 (0.82–1.79) | 8.1 | 0.66 (0.45–0.98) |
| Moving Around Residence | 8.0 | 0.94 (0.62–1.43) | 10.3 | 1.03 (0.62–1.70) | 6.2 | 0.78 (0.45–1.33) | 7.8 | 1.30 (0.85–1.99) |
Note: SD-HA = Seeing Disabled, Hearing Able; HD-SA = Hearing Disabled, Seeing Able; SD-HD = Seeing Disabled, Hearing Disabled; SD and/or HD (Total) = Seeing Disabled and/or Hearing Disabled * n = Weighted sample size ** Adjusted for all demographic variables, including Regions of Canada. Referent for the odds ratios compares respondents in each of the sensory disability categories (e.g. SD-HA) with all other persons in the HALS who were classified as disabled.