2019
DOI: 10.11602/1984-4271.2019.12.3.13
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Dependência Funcional E Risco De Quedas Em Idosos No Ambiente Domiciliar E Fatores Associados

Abstract: RESUMOEste estudo teve como objetivo avaliar a capacidade funcional e o risco de quedas aos quais os idosos estão propensos no ambiente domiciliar. Tratase de um estudo epidemiológico de base populacional, quantitativo, descritivo e de corte transversal, realizado nas Estratégias de Saúde da Família da cidade de Cândido Sales -Ba, com 155 indivíduos. Foi utilizado como instrumentos de coleta um questionário para compor o perfil sociodemográfico, o MEEM, o índice de Katz e a escala de Lawton-Brody. Os dados for… Show more

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“…The negative association between being elderly and active lifestyle in individuals with NCDs reported in this study is very worrying, considering that there is a great loss of physiological functions such as strength, balance and cognition that leads to the worsening of the progression stages of NCDs, 34,35 reinforced by the social stigmatization that elderly people suffer from the false assumptions of their potential fragility for physical exercise, the need for permanent rest and that their functional independence is minimal. 36,37 On the other hand, high levels of education and income seem to be related to active behavior in both groups and to minimize the effect of age and possibly other social indicators. This reinforces the idea of public stimulus actions, as there is good evidence that the practice of physical activity is related to a lower risk of chronic diseases as well as good quality of life, self-e cacy and better cognitive performance in the elderly.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The negative association between being elderly and active lifestyle in individuals with NCDs reported in this study is very worrying, considering that there is a great loss of physiological functions such as strength, balance and cognition that leads to the worsening of the progression stages of NCDs, 34,35 reinforced by the social stigmatization that elderly people suffer from the false assumptions of their potential fragility for physical exercise, the need for permanent rest and that their functional independence is minimal. 36,37 On the other hand, high levels of education and income seem to be related to active behavior in both groups and to minimize the effect of age and possibly other social indicators. This reinforces the idea of public stimulus actions, as there is good evidence that the practice of physical activity is related to a lower risk of chronic diseases as well as good quality of life, self-e cacy and better cognitive performance in the elderly.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%