Abstract
Objective: to correlate the resilience and functional capacity of the elderly people with diabetes mellitus. Methods: this is an exploratory, descriptive and cross-sectional study, conducted with 96 elderly patients hospitalized for complications of diabetes mellitus in a university hospital. Data collection was performed through an interview, using a semi-structured instrument called the Resilience Scale and the Barthel Index. Results: most of the elderly people had moderate resilience (57.3%) and functional dependence (85.4%), with a mild (30.2%) and moderate (26.0%) prevalence. A positive correlation was observed with statistical significance between resilience and functional capacity, so the increase of one variable is correlated with the elevation of the other. Conclusion: when correlating resilience with the functional capacity of the elderly person, a positive and proportional relationship was observed between these variables highlighting the functional capacity as an important instrument for the development of resilience in the elderly person with diabetes.
Highlights
In recent years, the concern about the health conditions people are aging has become a topic of relevant discussion, given that the population has become more and more elderly, requiring interventions in the area of health to promote quality of life and well-being[1]
The vascular and neuropathic complications that affect functional capacity are highlighted among the damages resulting from chronic diseases such as diabetes, directly reflecting the autonomy and independence of the elderly person, which fosters the negative repercussions experienced in the daily life of these individuals, especially in the concerns and anxieties about the control and therapeutics of this morbidity[5]
A total of 96 elderly people participated in the study, with a prevalence of women (55.2%), aged 6069 years old (60.4%), with a mean age of 68.58 years old (±6.935). married or with a partner (54.2%), with incomplete elementary education (36.5%), who are practicing the Catholic religion (72.9%), retired (71.9%), who have a personal income and between R$ 880 and R$ 1,760 (81.3% and 85.4%, respectively) and who live in João Pessoa (55.2%)
Summary
The concern about the health conditions people are aging has become a topic of relevant discussion, given that the population has become more and more elderly, requiring interventions in the area of health to promote quality of life and well-being[1] Given this context, population aging is associated with an increase in chronic and degenerative diseases and diabetes mellitus stands out, characterized as one of the most frequent pathologies in this people[2]. Diabetes is a metabolic disease associated with serious health damage, which can be irreversible and difficult to treat, damaging the performance of sensory-motor, emotional and mental function[3] It may negatively affect social roles, work activities, family dynamics and independent living since it is necessary to adapt the elderly to a new daily routine, with changes in lifestyle, adoption of healthy eating habits, regular exercise, regular monitoring of capillary glycemia, self-care activities and medication use[3,4]. This refers to the difficulty or inability to perform daily activities within normal standards, and it is often evaluated through scales that investigate the competence to perform basic activities of daily living and/or instrumental activities of daily life and/or activities related to mobility[6]
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