dc.contributor.author | Fiedler, Mariarosa Mendes | |
dc.contributor.author | Peres, Karen Glazer | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-03-14T23:48:08Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-03-14T23:48:08Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2008 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0102-311X | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1590/S0102-311X2008000200020 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/413210 | |
dc.description.abstract | The goal of this study was to estimate the prevalence of low functional capacity and associated factors in Joaçaba, Santa Catarina State, Brazil, in 2003-2004, using a household survey (n = 345). Subjects who demonstrated difficulty in performing 6 or more activities or inability to conduct 3 of the activities according to the scale proposed by Rikli & Jones were defined as having low functional capacity. A questionnaire covering socioeconomic, demographic, housing, and self-perceived socioeconomic variables was applied. The study included distribution of the target variables' simple frequency, chi-square association tests, and multiple logistic regression analysis. The response rate was 92.7%, with a low functional prevalence of 37.1% (95%CI: 32.0-42.2). Mean age was 69.5 years. After adjusting for confounding variables, the factors associated with low functional capacity were: age > 70 years, female gender, and negative self-perceived socioeconomic status. A high percentage of elderly citizens in Joaçaba show low functional capacity, leading to dependency. Health programs that delay the onset of such disabilities could contribute to healthier aging. | en_US |
dc.language | Portuguese | en_US |
dc.publisher | Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom | 409 | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartofpageto | 415 | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartofissue | 2 | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartofjournal | Cadernos de Saúde Pública | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartofvolume | 24 | en_US |
dc.subject.keywords | Science & Technology | en_US |
dc.subject.keywords | Life Sciences & Biomedicine | en_US |
dc.subject.keywords | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | en_US |
dc.subject.keywords | aging | en_US |
dc.subject.keywords | frail elderly | en_US |
dc.title | Functional status and associated factors among the elderly in a southern Brazilian city: a population-based study | en_US |
dc.title.alternative | Capacidade funcional e fatores associados em idosos do Sul do Brasil: um estudo de base populacional | en_US |
dc.type | Journal article | en_US |
dcterms.bibliographicCitation | Fiedler, MM; Peres, KG, Functional status and associated factors among the elderly in a southern Brazilian city: a population-based study, Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 2008, 24 (2), pp. 409-415 | en_US |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2007-07-30 | |
dcterms.license | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ | en_US |
dc.date.updated | 2022-03-14T04:23:48Z | |
dc.description.version | Version of Record (VoR) | en_US |
gro.rights.copyright | © The Author(s) 2008. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License, which permits unrestricted, non-commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, providing that the work is properly cited. | en_US |
gro.hasfulltext | Full Text | |
gro.griffith.author | Glazer De Anselmo Peres, Karen | |