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.
Highlights
The evaluation of the functional and instrumental capacity of the elderly and knowledge of their chronicBrazil is undergoing a process of population morbidities is one of the tools that can support aging, caused mainly by a reduction in the birth rate the actions of the health services, as maintaining and an increase in life expectancy[1]
The assessment of individual levels of functional capacity among the elderly living in the independence in Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) municipal region of Herval dOeste, in the state of and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs) Santa Catarina, Brazil
A total of 272 elderly people living in the municipal region of Herval d'Oeste, Santa Catarina, were interviewed regarding demographic and social variables
Summary
Brazil is undergoing a process of population morbidities is one of the tools that can support aging, caused mainly by a reduction in the birth rate the actions of the health services, as maintaining and an increase in life expectancy[1]. When they reach independence results in the improvement of the old age, human beings undergo significant physical living conditions of this population. Determine the ability of an individual to take care of themselves and to live independently, respectively. ADLs explore the individual's abilities to meet
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