ATIVIDADES FUNCIONAIS E NÍVEL DE DEPENDÊNCIA EM IDOSOS LONGEVOS RESIDENTES EM DOMICÍLIO

Autor: Rahab Vieira Prates, Sara Souza Vilas Bôas, Marta Moreira Novais, Claudinéia Matos de Araújo, Luciana Araújo dos Reis, Daniela de Souza Pinto
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Revista Pesquisa em Fisioterapia. 7:369-376
ISSN: 2238-2704
Popis: Introduction: The changes that occur in the body of the elderly individual with the aging process make it more prone to develop functional dependence. Objective: To assess the functional activities and the level of dependence in long-lived elderly living at home. Methods: This is an analytical study, with a cross-sectional design and a quantitative approach, which was performed with 117 long-lived elderly people in the city of Jequie-BA. The analyzed variables were: sociodemographic (gender, age and schooling), health conditions (pain, diseases, basic and instrumental activities of daily living) and motor performance (balance test, flexibility/ mobility, sitting down and getting up, and walking). The project was approved by the Research Ethics Committee (CAAE no 16450513.6.0000.0055). Descriptive statistical analysis and Kruskal-Wallis Test were applied, by adopting a p-value of
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