Aged: functional capacity for basic and instrumental activities of daily living

Abstract

Evaluate the functional capacity of older people living in two long-stay institutions of a municipality in the area of campaign/RS. Method: With exploratory-descriptive approach, applied the Katz Scale and Lawton to 44 elderly people, analyzed qualitatively. Results: The basic activities of daily living, Katz Scale, showed a higher degree of independence from the instrumental Lawton Scale. The dependencies of the elderly that were highlighted are limited to the service needs psychobiologic hygienic and deletions to perform basic activities of daily living. In addition, in the psychosocial needs of communication and gregarious to perform the instrumental activities of daily living. Conclusion: The functional capacity of older people in research determines the planning and organization of nursing work. Determining the quality of services by indicating the amount necessary to meet the requirements and the training continues. Descriptors: Aged, Institutionalization, Geriatric nursing.