Reis Luciana Araújo, Torres Gilson de Vasconcelos
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN.
Rev Bras Enferm. 2011 Mar-Apr;64(2):274-80. doi: 10.1590/s0034-71672011000200009.
The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of pain, in terms of its duration, location and intensity, on the functional capacity of institutionalized elderly. That was a cross-sectional study carried out with a sample of 60 elderly patients. The instrument was composed by sociodemographic and health variables, the numerical pain scale and the Barthel scale. The Chi-square test showed a significant statistical difference between the presence of pain and the following activities: bathing (p=0.015) dressing (p=0.041), toilet use (p=0.001), bed-chair transfer (p=0.032), ambulation (p=0.010) and stairs climbing (p=0.008) and between total Barthel score and the presence of pain, p<0,000. The results of this study show that pain has a negative effect on the functional capacity of the elderly.
本研究的目的是分析疼痛在持续时间、位置和强度方面对机构养老老年人功能能力的影响。这是一项对60名老年患者样本进行的横断面研究。该工具由社会人口统计学和健康变量、数字疼痛量表和巴氏量表组成。卡方检验显示疼痛的存在与以下活动之间存在显著统计学差异：洗澡（p = 0.015）、穿衣（p = 0.041）、使用厕所（p = 0.001）、从床到椅子的转移（p = 0.032）、行走（p = 0.010）和爬楼梯（p = 0.008），以及巴氏总分与疼痛存在之间的差异，p < 0.000。本研究结果表明，疼痛对老年人的功能能力有负面影响。
