FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY AMONG ELDERLY PEOPLE LIVING IN CHARITIES IN THE ALTO JACUÍ REGION – RIO GRANDE DO SUL

• Autor(a) principal: da Rosa, Patrícia Viana
• Data de Publicação: 2009
• Outros Autores: da Silva, Francielli Kersting, Rossato, Douglas Dalcin, Rosa, Luís Henrique Telles da
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Estudos Interdisciplinares sobre o Envelhecimento
• Texto Completo: https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/RevEnvelhecer/article/view/9586
• topic: Instituição de Longa Permanência para Idosos; Envelhecimento; Capacidade Funcional.; Capacidade Funcional; Homes for the Aged; Aging; Functional Capacity.

The aim of this study was to analyse the functional capacity of elderly people living in permanent abodes in the region of Alto Jacuí, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. The study involved asylum institutions located in seven counties: Cruz Alta, Espumoso, Ibirubá, Não- Me-Toque, Saldanha Marinho, Salto do Jacuí and Tapera, where a total of 117 elderly were interviewed. The instrument used to collect data was “Minimum Data Set (MDS) – Version 2.0 – Simplified”. Data were analysed through descriptive statistics. The associations among the quantitative variables were estimated through the Spearman Coefficient Correlation and the associations among the qualitative variables through the Chi Square t Test. The differences among the averages of grouped subjects were evaluated using the t Student Test or the Mann-Whitney Test. Results point to a prevalence of females (63.2%), being their average age (81.84 years), significantly higher than the average age of the males (75.12 years). In relation to the Daily Life Activities (DLA), the bath, the use of the bathroom and dressing were the activities of greater dependence. It was not identified association among internment time, age and DLA. However, an association between equilibrium and DLA was found. At the end it was possible to note that the functional capacity is limited in the great majority of elderly people living in asylums.