OBJECTIVE: To identify factors associated with functional loss in older adults living in the urban area. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was carried out with a population-based sample of 319 elderly individuals from the municipality of Maceió (Northeastern Brazil), in 2009. To obtain the functional impairment data the Brazilian Older Americans Resources and Services Multidimensional Functional Assessment Questionnaire was used. A descriptive analysis, the chi-square test and a regression analysis for crude prevalence ratio were used, and the significance level that was adopted was p <0.05. RESULTS: The majority of participants were females (65.8%) and the mean age was 72 years (SD = 8.83). The prevalence of moderate/severe impairment was 4...
OBJETIVO; Investigar a influência de fatores socioeconômicos e demográficos relativos à saúde, bem c...
Introdução: Estudos recentes têm mostrado que as quedas são a causa externa de morte mais importante...
O objetivo deste trabalho foi determinar os fatores associados à incapacidade funcional entre idosos...
The preservation of autonomy and independence in the daily living activities of elderly people bring...
Objective: To investigate the prevalence of functional disability and associated risk factors among ...
Objective: To draw a socioeconomic-demographic and functional profile of the elderly in a municipali...
The purpose of this observational study, designed as a cross-sectional sample of 621 elderly residen...
ABSTRACT | The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of impaired functional capaci...
Introduction: Functional impairment produces a wide range of negative effects such as difficulty in ...
OBJETIVO: Identificar fatores associados à perda funcional em idosos residentes na zona urbana. MÉTO...
OBJECTIVES: The present study aimed (1) to assess the functional capacity, (2) to identify factors a...
Com o envelhecimento populacional, temos um aumento da prevalência de doenças crônicas e incapacitan...
O objetivo deste trabalho foi determinar os fatores associados ?? incapacidade funcional entre idoso...
The aging of the population is a universal phenomenon characterized by the quest for improved qualit...
The paper aimed to investigate the health conditions and to estimate the functional activities of da...
OBJETIVO; Investigar a influência de fatores socioeconômicos e demográficos relativos à saúde, bem c...
Introdução: Estudos recentes têm mostrado que as quedas são a causa externa de morte mais importante...
O objetivo deste trabalho foi determinar os fatores associados à incapacidade funcional entre idosos...
The preservation of autonomy and independence in the daily living activities of elderly people bring...
Objective: To investigate the prevalence of functional disability and associated risk factors among ...
Objective: To draw a socioeconomic-demographic and functional profile of the elderly in a municipali...
The purpose of this observational study, designed as a cross-sectional sample of 621 elderly residen...
ABSTRACT | The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of impaired functional capaci...
Introduction: Functional impairment produces a wide range of negative effects such as difficulty in ...
OBJETIVO: Identificar fatores associados à perda funcional em idosos residentes na zona urbana. MÉTO...
OBJECTIVES: The present study aimed (1) to assess the functional capacity, (2) to identify factors a...
Com o envelhecimento populacional, temos um aumento da prevalência de doenças crônicas e incapacitan...
O objetivo deste trabalho foi determinar os fatores associados ?? incapacidade funcional entre idoso...
The aging of the population is a universal phenomenon characterized by the quest for improved qualit...
The paper aimed to investigate the health conditions and to estimate the functional activities of da...
OBJETIVO; Investigar a influência de fatores socioeconômicos e demográficos relativos à saúde, bem c...
Introdução: Estudos recentes têm mostrado que as quedas são a causa externa de morte mais importante...
O objetivo deste trabalho foi determinar os fatores associados à incapacidade funcional entre idosos...