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Fragility and functional status of institutionalized elderly
Fragilidade e status funcional de idosos institucionalizados
La fragilidad y el estado funcional de ancianos institucionalizados
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Abstract 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 analy... view more
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.... view less
Keywords
elderly; everyday life; quality of life; assistance; need for help
Classification
Medical Sociology
Gerontology
Document language
English
Publication Year
2015
Page/Pages
p. 2688-2696
Journal
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 7 (2015) 3
DOI
https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2015.v7i3.2688-2696
ISSN
2175-5361
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed