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

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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.

Object Details

• Alternative title: Doenças crônicas não transmissíveis e a capacidade funcional de idosos ; Enfermedades crónicas no transmisibles y la capacidad funcional de ancianos
• ISSN: 2175-5361
• Extent: Seite(n): 516-524
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 6(2)

Classification and Topics

• Subject: Soziologie, Anthropologie ; Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie ; Medizinsoziologie ; Gerontologie, Alterssoziologie ; alter Mensch ; chronische Krankheit ; Alltag ; Funktionalität ; Altenpflege ; Pflege

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Júnior, Edson Batista dos Santos ; Oliveira, Luciane Paula Araujo Batista de ; Silva, Richardson Augusto Rosendo da
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (when): 2017

Further information

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2014.v6i2.516-524
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-54507-8
• Rights: GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
• Last update: 21.06.2024, 4:26 PM CEST