Determinant factors of functional status among the elderly
Tereza Etsuko da Costa Rosa,Maria Helena D'Aquino Benício,Maria do Rosário Dias de Oliveira Latorre,Luiz Roberto Ramos +3 more
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This article investigated the influence of fatores socioeconomicos and demograficos relativos a saude, bem como os fatores ligados as atividades sociais and a avaliacao subjetiva da saude sobre a capacidade funcional dos idosos.Abstract:
OBJETIVO; Investigar a influencia de fatores socioeconomicos e demograficos relativos a saude, bem como os fatores ligados as atividades sociais e a avaliacao subjetiva da saude sobre a capacidade funcional dos idosos. METODOS: Estudo transversal, integrante de estudo multicentrico, em amostra representativa do municipio de Sao Paulo, realizado em 1989. A capacidade funcional foi avaliada atraves da escala de atividades da vida diaria pessoal e instrumental e investigada como variavel dicotomica: ausencia de dependencia - incapacidade/dificuldade em nenhuma das atividades versus presenca de dependencia moderada/grave - incapacidade/dificuldade em 4 ou mais atividades. Analise de regressao logistica multipla foi aplicada aos fatores hierarquicamente agrupados. RESULTADOS: As caracteristicas que se associaram com a dependencia moderada/grave foram analfabetismo, ser aposentado, ser pensionista, ser dona de casa, nao ser proprietario da moradia, ter mais de 65 anos, ter composicao familiar multigeracional, ter sido internado nos ultimos 6 meses, ser "caso" no rastreamento de saude mental, nao visitar amigos, ter problemas de visao, ter historia de derrame, nao visitar parentes e ter avaliacao pessimista da saude ao se comparar com seus pares. CONCLUSOES: As caracteristicas identificadas que se associaram a dependencia moderada/grave sugerem uma complexa rede causal do declinio da capacidade funcional. Pode-se supor, entretanto, que acoes preventivas especificamente voltadas para certos fatores podem propiciar beneficios para o prolongamento do bem estar da populacao idosa.read more
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