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dc.contributor.authorFiedler, Mariarosa Mendes
dc.contributor.authorPeres, Karen Glazer
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-14T23:48:08Z
dc.date.available2022-03-14T23:48:08Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.identifier.issn0102-311Xen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1590/S0102-311X2008000200020en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/413210
dc.description.abstractThe 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.languagePortugueseen_US
dc.publisherEscola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca, Fundação Oswaldo Cruzen_US
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom409en_US
dc.relation.ispartofpageto415en_US
dc.relation.ispartofissue2en_US
dc.relation.ispartofjournalCadernos de Saúde Públicaen_US
dc.relation.ispartofvolume24en_US
dc.subject.keywordsScience & Technologyen_US
dc.subject.keywordsLife Sciences & Biomedicineen_US
dc.subject.keywordsPublic, Environmental & Occupational Healthen_US
dc.subject.keywordsagingen_US
dc.subject.keywordsfrail elderlyen_US
dc.titleFunctional status and associated factors among the elderly in a southern Brazilian city: a population-based studyen_US
dc.title.alternativeCapacidade funcional e fatores associados em idosos do Sul do Brasil: um estudo de base populacionalen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationFiedler, 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. 409-415en_US
dcterms.dateAccepted2007-07-30
dcterms.licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/en_US
dc.date.updated2022-03-14T04:23:48Z
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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
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gro.griffith.authorGlazer De Anselmo Peres, Karen


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