Younis, G., Abd elaaty, T., Elsawy, N., Elsheshtawy, H., Albert Barsoum, M. (2022). PHYSICAL DISABILITY AMONG CHRONICALLY ILL PATIENTS ADMITTED TO THE INTERNAL MEDICINE DEPARTMENT IN ALEXANDRIA MAIN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL. ALEXMED ePosters, 4(2), 9-10. doi: 10.21608/alexpo.2022.132785.1393
Gihan Abd Ellatif Younis; Talaat Abd elaaty; Noha Abd Elhalim Elsawy; Hesham Adel Elsheshtawy; Myriam Badir Albert Barsoum. "PHYSICAL DISABILITY AMONG CHRONICALLY ILL PATIENTS ADMITTED TO THE INTERNAL MEDICINE DEPARTMENT IN ALEXANDRIA MAIN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL". ALEXMED ePosters, 4, 2, 2022, 9-10. doi: 10.21608/alexpo.2022.132785.1393
Younis, G., Abd elaaty, T., Elsawy, N., Elsheshtawy, H., Albert Barsoum, M. (2022). 'PHYSICAL DISABILITY AMONG CHRONICALLY ILL PATIENTS ADMITTED TO THE INTERNAL MEDICINE DEPARTMENT IN ALEXANDRIA MAIN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL', ALEXMED ePosters, 4(2), pp. 9-10. doi: 10.21608/alexpo.2022.132785.1393
Younis, G., Abd elaaty, T., Elsawy, N., Elsheshtawy, H., Albert Barsoum, M. PHYSICAL DISABILITY AMONG CHRONICALLY ILL PATIENTS ADMITTED TO THE INTERNAL MEDICINE DEPARTMENT IN ALEXANDRIA MAIN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL. ALEXMED ePosters, 2022; 4(2): 9-10. doi: 10.21608/alexpo.2022.132785.1393
PHYSICAL DISABILITY AMONG CHRONICALLY ILL PATIENTS ADMITTED TO THE INTERNAL MEDICINE DEPARTMENT IN ALEXANDRIA MAIN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
1Department of Physical Medicine Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University
2Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alexandria
3Department of Physical Medicine Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Faculty of Medicine. Alexandria University
4Department of Neuropsychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alexandria.
Abstract
Chronic diseases or illnesses are conditions that are slow in progression, of long duration, and have no spontaneous resolution.They have been considered as common precursors for developing disability and have been demonstrated in quantitative research to significantly adversely affect an individual's quality of life, both physically and cognitively.The World Health Organization (WHO) established theInternational Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health(ICF), which is now widely accepted as the global standard, to characterize the different aspects of disability.Moreover, the WHO Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS 2.0) is a practical, generic assessment tool to measure health and disability at the level of population or in clinical practice.There is lack of information regarding the prevalence of physical disability among chronically ill patients admitted to Alexandria Main University Hospital.Also, little is known about which of thesechronic diseases and which factors contribute to higher grades of physical disability. Aim of the Work: The aim of this study was to detect and characterize physical disability in chronically ill patients admitted to the Main University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University.