PERFORMANCE OF ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING IN ELDERLY PERSONS WITH ALZHEIMER’S

Authors

  • Maria Helena Lenardt
  • Scheilla Cristina da Silva
  • Márcia Daniele Seima
  • Mariluci Hautsch Willig
  • Patrícia Aparecida de Oliveira Fuchs

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v16i1.21106

Keywords:

Elderly, Alzheimer’s, Nursing, activities of daily living.

Abstract

A descriptive, transversal study undertaken in a Specialised Centre for Alzheimer’s in the municipality of Curitiba, this has as its objective to evaluate the performance of basic and instrumental activities of living among elderly persons with Alzheimer’s. The data was collected using the Katz index and the Lawton scale and analysed using descriptive statistics. The convenience sample was composed of 55 elderly patients. The results show that 40% could carry out basic activities of daily living independently; 3.6% were totally dependent and 56.4% were partially dependent. In terms of instrumental activities of daily living, 1.8% were considered independent; 27.3% totally dependent; and 70.9% partially dependent. The results provide support for an effective understanding of these elderly persons’ real necessities in terms of planning strategies to slow the progression of their incapacitation.

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Published

2011-03-30

How to Cite

Lenardt, M. H., da Silva, S. C., Seima, M. D., Willig, M. H., & Fuchs, P. A. de O. (2011). PERFORMANCE OF ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING IN ELDERLY PERSONS WITH ALZHEIMER’S. Cogitare Enfermagem, 16(1). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v16i1.21106

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 1 (2011)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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