Aires Marinês, Paskulin Lisiane Manganelli Girardi, de Morais Eliane Pinheiro
Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Rev Lat Am Enfermagem. 2010 Jan-Feb;18(1):11-7. doi: 10.1590/s0104-11692010000100003.
Study conducted with secondary data from cross-sectional population-based studies developed in three regions of the state of Rio Grande do Sul (RS), which aimed to compare the level of dependency for activities of daily living (ADL) of 155 older persons aged 80 years and over. Demographic data and the ADL scale from the 3 studies were used and a multinomial multivariate logistic regression analysis was carried out. The older persons from the urban region of Porto Alegre/RS and from the Northern region of this state presented significantly higher severe dependency than people from the countryside. The results illustrate the heterogeneity of the aging process. Health policies and actions should be planned for the elder elderly in this state.
本研究使用了巴西南部南里奥格兰德州（RS）三个地区开展的基于人群的横断面研究的二手数据，旨在比较155名80岁及以上老年人的日常生活活动（ADL）依赖水平。使用了这三项研究的人口统计学数据和ADL量表，并进行了多项多变量逻辑回归分析。阿雷格里港/RS市区和该州北部地区的老年人比农村地区的人表现出明显更高的严重依赖程度。结果说明了衰老过程的异质性。该州应为高龄老年人制定健康政策和行动。
