Journal article | Zeitschriftenartikel
Chronic non-communicable diseases and the functional capacity of elderly people
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.
- Alternative title
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Doenças crônicas não transmissíveis e a capacidade funcional de idosos
Enfermedades crónicas no transmisibles y la capacidad funcional de ancianos
- ISSN
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2175-5361
- Extent
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Seite(n): 516-524
- Language
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Englisch
- Notes
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Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)
- Bibliographic citation
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Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 6(2)
- Subject
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Soziologie, Anthropologie
Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie
Medizinsoziologie
Gerontologie, Alterssoziologie
alter Mensch
chronische Krankheit
Alltag
Funktionalität
Altenpflege
Pflege
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
- (who)
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Júnior, Edson Batista dos Santos
Oliveira, Luciane Paula Araujo Batista de
Silva, Richardson Augusto Rosendo da
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Veröffentlichung
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2017
- DOI
- URN
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urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-54507-8
- Rights
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GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
- Last update
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21.06.2024, 4:26 PM CEST
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Object type
- Zeitschriftenartikel
Associated
- Júnior, Edson Batista dos Santos
- Oliveira, Luciane Paula Araujo Batista de
- Silva, Richardson Augusto Rosendo da
Time of origin
- 2017