Socioeconomic and demographic indicators associated with functional disability in the elderly

被引:17
作者
Pereira, Gustavo Nunes [1 ]
Nader Bastos, Gisele Alsina [2 ]
Del Duca, Giovani Firpo [3 ]
Goncalves Bos, Angelo Jose [1 ]
机构
[1] Pontificia Univ Catolica Rio Grande do Sul, Inst Geriatria & Gerontol, BR-90610000 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
[2] Univ Fed Ciencias Saude Porto Alegre, Hosp Moinhos Vento, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
[3] Univ Fed Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, SC, Brazil
来源
CADERNOS DE SAUDE PUBLICA | 2012年 / 28卷 / 11期
关键词
Aged; Activities of Daily Living; Personal Autonomy; Socioeconomic Factors; Cross-Sectional Study; HEALTH; INCAPACITY;
D O I
10.1590/S0102-311X2012001100003
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
This study analyzed the prevalence of functional disability in the elderly and its association with socioeconomic and demographic factors. This was a population-based cross-sectional study with a sample of 631 elders (>= 60 years). The Katz index and Lawton scale, respectively, were used to evaluate basic and instrumental activities of daily living. Demographic and socioeconomic variables were analyzed. Numerical variables were tested with the Student t test and non-numerical ones with the chi-square test. The odds of functional disability were measured by logistic regression. Prevalence rates of functional disability for basic and instrumental activities of daily living were 15.5% and 26.1%, respectively. Instrumental activities presented more variables significantly associated with the outcome in the final logistic regression model. Prevalence of functional disability was not higher than described in the Brazilian literature. An important association was found between the outcome and independent variables.
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页码:2035 / 2042
页数:8
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