Prevalence of functional disability in the elderly: analysis of the National Health Survey

  • Oliveira-Figueiredo D
  • Felisbino-Mendes M
  • Malta D
  • et al.
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Objective: to verify the prevalence of functional disability to perform basic and instrumental activities of daily living in the elderly. Methods: this is a cross-sectional study using data from the National Health Survey, whose sample was 7,373 elderly. Results: the prevalence of functional incapacity for basic and instrumental activities was 8.4% (Confidence Interval 95.0%: 7.4-9.4) and 22.0% (Confidence Interval 95.0%: 20, 4-23.6), respectively, being higher in females, in those older (>75) and without levels of education. Demographic aspects, such as lower age and male sex, attenuated the prevalence of disability. Conclusion: the elderly showed a higher prevalence of functional disability for instrumental activities such as shopping, administering finances, taking medicines and going out on their own.

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Oliveira-Figueiredo, D. S. T. de, Felisbino-Mendes, M. S., Malta, D. C., & Velásquez-Meléndez, J. G. (2017). Prevalence of functional disability in the elderly: analysis of the National Health Survey. Revista Da Rede de Enfermagem Do Nordeste, 18(4), 468. https://doi.org/10.15253/2175-6783.2017000400007

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