Torres Gilson de Vasconcelos, Reis Luciana Araújo dos, Reis Luana Araújo dos
Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte.
Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2010 Feb;68(1):39-43. doi: 10.1590/s0004-282x2010000100009.
To assess the functional capacity and to determine the difference between the means of functional capacity (basic and instrumental activities of daily living) and the age groups of elderly residents in an outlying area in the hinterland of Bahia/Northeast of Brazil.
Analytical study with cross-sectional design and a sample of 150 elderly individuals enrolled in four Health Units in the municipality of Jequié, Bahia, Brazil. The instrument consisted of sociodemographic and health data, the Barthel Index and the Lawton scale.
In all, 78.00% of the elderly were classified as dependent in the basic activities and 65.33% in the instrumental activities of daily living. Using the Kruskal-Wallis test, we found a statistically significant difference between the means of instrumental activities and the age groups (p=0.011).
An elevated number of elderly were classified as dependent in terms of functional capacity and increased age is related to greater impairment in the execution of instrumental activities of daily living.
评估巴西东北部巴伊亚州腹地偏远地区老年居民的功能能力，并确定功能能力（基本日常生活活动和工具性日常生活活动）均值与年龄组之间的差异。
采用横断面设计的分析性研究，样本为巴西巴伊亚州热基耶市四个卫生单位登记的150名老年人。研究工具包括社会人口学和健康数据、巴氏指数和洛顿量表。
总体而言，78.00%的老年人在基本活动方面被归类为依赖，65.33%的老年人在工具性日常生活活动方面被归类为依赖。使用克鲁斯卡尔 - 沃利斯检验，我们发现工具性活动均值与年龄组之间存在统计学显著差异（p = 0.011）。
大量老年人在功能能力方面被归类为依赖，且年龄增长与工具性日常生活活动执行能力的更大损害有关。
