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Chronic non-communicable diseases and the functional capacity of elderly people
Doenças crônicas não transmissíveis e a capacidade funcional de idosos
Enfermedades crónicas no transmisibles y la capacidad funcional de ancianos
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Abstract Objective: This study aimed at identifying the relationship between the chronic non-communicable diseases and the functional capacity of domiciled elderly people. Method: This is a descriptive and correlational study, with quantitative nature, in which 90 elderly subjects registered in the Family He... mehr
Objective: This study aimed at identifying the relationship between the chronic non-communicable diseases and the functional capacity of domiciled elderly people. Method: This is a descriptive and correlational study, with quantitative nature, in which 90 elderly subjects registered in the Family Health Strategy were assessed. Results: The study showed a high frequency of chronic diseases in elderly subjects, especially systemic arterial hypertension (SAH) and diabetes mellitus (DM) (97,8% and 24,4%, respectively). Regarding the Daily Life Activities (DLA), 16% of the surveyed elderly showed dependence for at least one activity. In relation to the Instrumental Daily Life Activities, 81% showed some dependence for its accomplishment. Conclusion: In the studied reality, being hypertensive, or hypertensive and diabetic at the same time, is related to the presence of functional dependence in the elderly person.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
alter Mensch; chronische Krankheit; Alltag; Funktionalität; Altenpflege; Pflege
Klassifikation
Medizinsoziologie
Gerontologie, Alterssoziologie
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2017
Seitenangabe
S. 516-524
Zeitschriftentitel
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 6 (2017) 2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2014.v6i2.516-524
ISSN
2175-5361
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)