Assessment of Functioning and Disability Based on WHODAS 2.0 and Related Factors Among People Aged 80 and Over Hospitalized in a Geriatric Ward in Southeastern Poland

12 June 2026 : Clinical Research

Justyna Brożonowicz

^{ABCDEFG 1*}, Agnieszka Sozańska

^{ABCD 1}, Bernard Sozański

^{ACD 2}, Anna Wilmowska-Pietruszyńska

^{AD 3}, Ewa Orzech-Janusz^{B 4}, Agnieszka Wiśniowska-Szurlej

^{ABD 1}

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.952765

Med Sci Monit 2026; 32:e952765

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Table 1 Sociodemographic features and functional status parameters of the study cohort.

Variable	N (%) or mean±SD
	84.80±3.80

Women	181 (64.18)
Men	101 (35.82)

Urban	66 (23.40)
Rural	216 (76.60)

Primary	192 (68.09)
Secondary	90 (31.91)

Married	96 (34.04)
Widowed/single	186 (65.96)

Yes	123 (43.62)
No	159 (56.38)

Yes	85 (30.14)
No	197 (69.86)

Yes	240 (85.11)
No	42 (14.89)

Yes	59 (20.92)
No	223 (79.08)
	7.51±2.89
	8.23±2.90

Underweight	64 (22.70)
Normal body weight	103 (36.52)
Overweight and obesity	115 (40.78)
	36.04±11.97
Low risk of falling	126 (44.68)
High risk of falling	156 (55.32)
	16.42±7.89
Normal	84 (29.79)
Reduced	198 (70.21)
	17.89±7.81
Normal	106 (37.59)
Reduced	176 (62.41)
	29.09±23.30
Normal (low fall risk)	133 (47.16)
Abnormal (high fall risk)	149 (52.84)
	0.53±0.25
Normal/average	69 (24.47)
Reduced	213 (75.53)
	6.22±3.59
Normal	84 (29.79)
Reduced	198 (70.21
BBS – Berg Balance Scale; BMI – body mass index; SD – standard deviation; TUG – Timed Up and Go; 10MWT – 10-Meter Walk Test.

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