Factors associated with the functional performance of elderly patients with Parkinson's disease

• Autor(a) principal: Leandro, Luciano Alves
• Data de Publicação: 2017
• Outros Autores: Teive, Hélio Afonso Ghizoni
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Kairós (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/kairos/article/view/2176-901X.2017v20i2p161-178
• topic: Aging; Parkinson’s disease; Functionality.; Envejecimiento; Enfermedad de Parkinson; Funcionalidad.; Envelhecimento; Doença de Parkinson; Funcionalidade.

The objective of this study was to identify factors associated with the functional profile of elderly patients with Parkinson's disease, in order tocorrelate them with the severity of the disease and the time of diagnosis in three age groups. We interviewed 145 elderly people, aged 60 years or older, in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. Staging revealed a statistically significant difference between the G1 (60-69 years) and G3 (80-89) groups. PD is increasingly affecting the population, and factors such as low schooling and widowhood were related to functional deficits, leading to the issue of physical frailty and potential factors for falls. The G3 group (80-89 years) was the most functionally affected and the time of diagnosis was not related to age.