Functional ability assessment in patients with sequelae of stroke participants of the Project Hidro-kinetic therapy applied to neurological pathologies of the aging

• Autor(a) principal: Rizzetti, Danize Aparecida
• Data de Publicação: 2009
• Outros Autores: Trevisan, Claudia Morais
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Saúde (Santa Maria)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufsm.br/revistasaude/article/view/6494
• topic: Stroke; Functional ability; Basic and instrumental activities of daily living.; Acidente vascular cerebral; Capacidade funcional; Atividades básicas e instrumentais de vida diária.

The functional impairments resulting from stroke prejudice the performance of the Basic Activities of Daily Living (BADL's) and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL's) predisposing the individual to functional inability. The aim of this study was to evaluate the functional ability level to the attainment of BADL's and IADL's in elder who participate of an academic extension project. The Functional Assessment of scales of Kats and Lawton, apud Netto (1996), implemented through a questionnaire to participants was applied in order to collect the data. The results showed that concerning to BADL's, all of the participants (n = 10) are able: to get up from bed, have a shower, perform hygiene cares and take care of their bowel without help. Otherwise, concerning to the IADL's, only 40% (n = 4) of the participants can prepare, plan and serve their meals without help. It follows that most patients are able to perform the BADL's without help. The main limitations are in IADl's.