Functional disability indicators and associated factors in the elderly: a population-based study in Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

to estimate the prevalence of functional disability in basic and instrumental daily activities and associated factors in elderly who live in the urban area of Bagé-RS, Brazil. this is a population-based cross-sectional study, conducted in 2008; functional disability was defined by basic and instrume...

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Published in:Epidemiologia e serviços de saúde 2017-04, Vol.26 (2), p.295-304
Main Authors: Nunes, Juliana Damasceno, Saes, Mirelle de Oliveira, Nunes, Bruno Pereira, Siqueira, Fernando Carlos Vinholes, Soares, Deisi Cardoso, Fassa, Maria Elizabeth Gastal, Thumé, Elaine, Facchini, Luiz Augusto
Format: Article
Language:eng ; por
Subjects:
Activities of Daily Living
Age Factors
Aged
Alcohol Drinking - epidemiology
Brazil - epidemiology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Disability Evaluation
Disabled Persons - statistics & numerical data
Educational Status
Female
Geriatric Assessment
Health Status
Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Socioeconomic Factors
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Summary:to estimate the prevalence of functional disability in basic and instrumental daily activities and associated factors in elderly who live in the urban area of Bagé-RS, Brazil. this is a population-based cross-sectional study, conducted in 2008; functional disability was defined by basic and instrumental daily activities, using Katz index and Lawton and Brody scale; Poisson regression was used for crude and adjusted analyses. 1,593 elderly individuals were investigated; the prevalence of disability for basic activities was of 10.6% (95%CI: 9.1;12.1) and of 34.2% (95%CI: 31.9;36.6) for instrumental activities; both disabilities were statistically associated to the increment of age, low education level, alcohol consumption, history of cerebrovascular diseases, cognitive impairment, hospitalization and home care. a high proportion of elderly presented functional disability; the outcomes were associated to the following variables: demographic, socioeconomic, behavioral, health status and use of health services.
ISSN:2237-9622
DOI:10.5123/S1679-49742017000200007