Handicap parameters according to living status. Psychiatric dependence is defined as partially incoherent and sometime disorientated, totally incoherent, or always disorientated. Activities of daily living: self washing, dressing, using the restroom, getting out of a bed or a seat, controlling sphincters, eating meals already prepared
| Citizens living at home (n = 57 431 807) | Citizens in institutions (n = 693 245) | All (OR) (n = 58 125 052) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily difficulties (mental, physical, intellectual, sensory) | 31.7% | 92.2% | 32.4% |
| Colvez mobility index | |||
| Restricted to bed | 0.2% | 19.0% | 0.5% |
| Help for toilet | 1.8% | 31.5% | 2.2% |
| Help to go outside | 1.4% | 19.5% | 1.6% |
| None of these assistance | 96.6% | 30.0% | 95.8% |
| Long term institution index | |||
| Psychiatrically dependent | |||
| Restricted to bed | 0.2% | 16.4% | 0.4% |
| Help for toilet | 0.6% | 22.7% | 0.9% |
| Help to go outside | 0.4% | 7.5% | 0.5% |
| None of these assistance | 8.3% | 3.2% | 8.2% |
| Not psychiatrically dependent | |||
| Restricted to bed | 0.1% | 2.6% | 0.1% |
| Help for toilet | 1.2% | 8.8% | 1.3% |
| Help to go outside | 1.0% | 12.0% | 1.1% |
| None of these assistance | 88.3% | 26.9% | 87.5% |
| Katz (activities of daily living) | |||
| A Independent for the 6 activities | 97.1% | 46.2% | 96.4% |
| B Dependent for only one activities | 1.8% | 9.8% | 1.9% |
| C Dependent for 2 activities, including the first | 0.4% | 6.5% | 0.5% |
| D Dependent for 3 activities, including the 2 first | 0.2% | 4.1% | 0.2% |
| E Dependent for 4 activities, including the 3 first | 0.2% | 6.0% | 0.2% |
| F Dependent for 5 activities, including the 4 first | 0.1% | 10.2% | 0.3% |
| G Dependent for the 6 activities | 0.1% | 7.8% | 0.2% |
| H Dependent for at least 2 activities, but neither C, D, E, nor F | 0.1% | 9.4% | 0.2% |
| Handicaps | |||
| Auditory | 7.1% | 16.8% | 7.2% (2.66) |
| Low vision | 2.0% | 13.4% | 2.1% (table 4) |
| Blind | 0.1% | 1.6% | 0.1% (table 4) |
| Brain | 6.4% | 40.9% | 6.8% (10.17) |
| Motor | 12.9% | 56.8% | 13.4% (8.86) |
| Speech | 0.9% | 5.9% | 1.0% (6.59) |
| Visceral | 8.7% | 25.0% | 8.9% (3.49) |
| Other | 18.9% | 26.3% | 19.0% (1.53) |