Chronic non-communicable diseases and the functional capacity of elderly people

Júnior, Edson Batista dos Santos; Oliveira, Luciane Paula Araujo Batista de; Silva, Richardson Augusto Rosendo da

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%T Chronic non-communicable diseases and the functional capacity of elderly people
%A Júnior, Edson Batista dos Santos
%A Oliveira, Luciane Paula Araujo Batista de
%A Silva, Richardson Augusto Rosendo da
%J Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online
%N 2
%P 516-524
%V 6
%D 2017
%@ 2175-5361
%> https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-54507-8
%X 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.
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