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 |
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Rok vydání: | 2017 |
Předmět: |
Gerontology
medicine.medical_specialty Activities of daily living Rehabilitation Statistical difference Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Balance test Sitting Test (assessment) Occupational Therapy Physical therapy medicine Elderly people Statistical analysis Psychology Balance (ability) |
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 |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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