Artigo

Indicadores demográficos e socioeconômicos associados à incapacidade funcional em idosos

GISELE ALSINA NADER BASTOS, Giovâni Firpo Del Duca, ÂNGELO JOSÉ GONÇALVES BÓS, GUSTAVO NUNES PEREIRA

Cadernos de Saúde Pública, v. 28, n. 11, p. 2035-2042, 2012.

Motivo: Mestrado + PROADI

Setor HMV: Medicina de Família e Comunidade, Iep Unidade Pesquisa Em Saude

Área da saúde: Medicina de Família e Comunidade

Resumo: This study analyzed the prevalence of functional disability in the elderly and its association with socioeconomic and demographic factors. This was a population-based cross-sectional study with a sample of 631 elders (≥ 60 years). The Katz index and Lawton scale, respectively, were used to evaluate basic and instrumental activities of daily living. Demographic and socioeconomic variables were analyzed. Numerical variables were tested with the Student t test and non-numerical ones with the chi-square test. The odds of functional disability were measured by logistic regression. Prevalence rates of functional disability for basic and instrumental activities of daily living were 15.5% and 26.1%, respectively. Instrumental activities presented more variables significantly associated with the outcome in the final logistic regression model. Prevalence of functional disability was not higher than described in the Brazilian literature. An important association was found between the outcome and independent variables.

Link: http://www.scielo.br/pdf/csp/v28n11/03.pdf

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