Dantas Cibele Maria de Holanda Lira, Bello Fabiana Aguiar, Barreto Katia Lima, Lima Luciane Soares
Rev Bras Enferm. 2013 Dec;66(6):914-20. doi: 10.1590/s0034-71672013000600016.
The study aimed to describe the functional performance and the presence of chronic diseases in 164 elderly residents in long-stay institutions in Recife-PE, Brazil .A socio-demographic questionnaire, the Functional Independence Measurement, Lawton's scale and the Mini-Mental test were applied. Analysis of variance was used to assess differences in performance. The elders were predominantly single, women, and with low educational level. Among the reasons for admission stood out: abandonment, fragile health and living in the streets. It was found a high percentage of chronic diseases; 70% of elders were dependent for activities of daily living; and all were dependent for instrumental activities. Dementia was the disease that most affected functionality, followed by the osteoarticulares diseases and mental disorder. It was highlighted, among the impaired activities, the use of stairs and the sphincter control, with eating as the best performance. It was found that the institutionalized elderly showed functional impairment and social vulnerability.
该研究旨在描述巴西累西腓-伯南布哥州长期护理机构中164名老年居民的功能表现和慢性病患病情况。采用了社会人口学问卷、功能独立性测量、洛顿量表和简易精神状态检查。使用方差分析来评估表现上的差异。这些老年人大多为单身女性，教育水平较低。入院原因中突出的有：被遗弃、健康状况不佳和流落街头。发现慢性病患病率很高；70%的老年人日常生活活动需要依赖他人；所有人在工具性活动方面都有依赖。痴呆症是对功能影响最大的疾病，其次是骨关节疾病和精神障碍。在受损活动中，上下楼梯和括约肌控制最为突出，进食方面表现最佳。研究发现，入住机构的老年人存在功能障碍和社会脆弱性。
