PREVALENCE OF FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY AND DEPENDENCE IN OLDER ADULTS TREATED AT A SCHOOL-HEALTH CENTER OF THE SÃO PAULO UNIVERSITY

Authors

  • Jéssica Sponton Moura Minosso
  • Fernanda Amendola
  • Márcia Regina Martins Alvarenga
  • Maria Amélia de Campos Oliveira

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v15i1.17138

Keywords:

Prevalência, Avaliação geriátrica, Assistência a idosos, Prevalence, Geriatric assessment, Old age assistance, Prevalencia, Evaluación geriátrica, Asistencia a los ancianos

Abstract

The knowledge of living and health conditions related to the elders’ functional ability can support thepropositions for interventions for this population group. The objectives were to describe the socio-demographic profile ofelderly in a geriatrics ambulatory, to estimate the prevalence of functional disability and analyze the characteristicsassociated with it. It was an observational study, cross-sectional, in which the population was composed of a randomsample of people aged equally or more than 60 years, treated at an academic affiliated health center located in São Paulo.The socio-demographic characteristics were accomplished by the use of a specific instrument. The Functional ability wasassessed using the Barthel Index. Bivariate analysis was applied. As results, it was found that the elders of the higher agegroup had a higher prevalence of disability. The functional ability of the elderly is influenced by their sociodemographicprofile and not only by diseases and / or disabilities.

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Published

2010-03-30

How to Cite

Minosso, J. S. M., Amendola, F., Alvarenga, M. R. M., & Oliveira, M. A. de C. (2010). PREVALENCE OF FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY AND DEPENDENCE IN OLDER ADULTS TREATED AT A SCHOOL-HEALTH CENTER OF THE SÃO PAULO UNIVERSITY. Cogitare Enfermagem, 15(1). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v15i1.17138

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 1 (2010)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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