Affiliation:
1. Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina, Brazil
Abstract
Abstract Objective: To evaluate the influence of chronic morbidities on the functional capacity of elderly persons living in the municipal region of Herval d’ Oeste, in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. Methods: An analytical cross-sectional study was carried out with a sample of 272 elderly people registered in the Family Health Strategy of the municipality of Herval d’ Oeste, Santa Catarina. A socio-demographic questionnaire, Katz’s Basic Activities of Daily Living Scale and Lawton’s Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Scale (IALD) were used as instruments to gather data. The socio-demographical variables were estimated in frequencies and percentages. The associations were analyzed through the chi-square test. Results: Significant statistical associations for dependence were only found in the IADL assessments. Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus were not found to influence the dependence of the elderly. However, a greater number of elderly persons who reported pathologies of the gastrointestinal system were classified as dependent. While the number of morbidities did not influence dependence in IADL, there was a smaller percentage difference between dependent and independent individuals among those with more than three morbidities. Conclusion: No relationship was found between the number of morbidities and the functional and instrumental capacity of the elderly. However, diseases of the gastrointestinal system demonstrated an influence on the dependence of elderly persons of Herval d'Oeste, Santa Catarina.
Reference30 articles.
1. Transição demográfica, transição da estrutura etária e envelhecimento;Alves JED;Rev Portal Divulg,2014
2. Análise da capacidade funcional de idosos institucionalizados;Ferreira TCR;Rev Bras Ciênc Envelhec Hum,2011
3. Enfermagem gerontológica;Eliopoulos C,2005
4. Expectativa de vida com incapacidade funcional em idosos em São Paulo, Brasil;Camargos MCS;Rev Panam Salud Pública,2005
5. Síntese de Indicadores Sociais: uma análise das condições de vida,2013
Cited by
9 articles.
订阅此论文施引文献
订阅此论文施引文献,注册后可以免费订阅5篇论文的施引文献,订阅后可以查看论文全部施引文献