Fragility and functional status of institutionalized elderly

Journal article | Zeitschriftenartikel

Objective: investigating the association between fragility in the elderly and the clinical variable functional status. Method: a field research, of a quantitative nature, attended by 22 seniors. Data were collected through the Edmonton Frail Scale (EFS), the Katz Index and the Lawton scale and analyzed using SPSS for Windows. The research was approved by the Committee of Ethics in Research, under CAAE 0031.0.470.000-11. Results: there was demonstrated that many elderly people had some sort of weakness (63,7%) and presented a good functional ability to performing activities of daily living (41,8%). However, 59% presented some kind of dependence or need for help to the improvement of daily instrumental activities. Conclusion: there is a need for a qualified assistance and turned to improvement of quality of life and independence of frail elderly, including in long-stay institutions.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Weitere Titel: Fragilidade e status funcional de idosos institucionalizados ; La fragilidad y el estado funcional de ancianos institucionalizados
• ISSN: 2175-5361
• Umfang: Seite(n): 2688-2696
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anmerkungen: Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 7(3)

Klassifikation und Themen

• Thema: Soziologie, Anthropologie ; Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie ; Medizinsoziologie ; Gerontologie, Alterssoziologie ; alter Mensch ; Alltag ; Lebensqualität ; Hilfeleistung ; Hilfsbedürftigkeit

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Duarte, Marcella Costa Souto ; Lima, Ubiraciara Soares de ; Albuquerque, Karla Fernandes de ; Evangelista, Carla Braz ; Souto, Hugo Costa ; Patrício, Anna Claudia Freire de Araújo
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wann): 2015

Weitere Informationen

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2015.v7i3.2688-2696
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-54000-9
• Rechteinformation: GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 21.06.2024, 16:27 MESZ