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- Title
ASPECTOS DA (IN)DEPENDÊNCIA FUNCIONAL DE PESSOAS ADSCRITAS A UM CENTRO DE SAÚDE.
- Authors
Dornelles Schoeller, Soraia; de Oliveira Pires, Fernanda Rosa; Garcia Deitos, Bruna; Azevedo dos Santos, Silvia Maria; de Oliveira Vargas, Mara Ambrosina; Maciel Silva, Kelly
- Abstract
Cross-sectional, exploratory and descriptive study that was performed from March to July, 2012. Its aim was to investigate aspects of the functional independence from people ascribed to a health center, at a health district in Florianopolis. The sample consisted of 33 people nominated by the Family Health Strategy staff as dependents. Data was collected at home by using a questionnaire with socio-demographic questions and the application of the Functional Independence Mesure scale to verify the functional independence measure. For data analysis, it was used the univariate descriptive statistics. The results show the population is female (55%), aged between 60 and 79 years. The total number of persons reported dependence especially for locomotion, which in some cases it can be characterized as a disability due to the presence of paresis. It is concluded that disability and dependency are correlated, and it is important to implement the Functional Independence Measure in the services with Primary Health Care, to the planning of care for dependent persons. The project was approved by the Research Ethics Committee - platform Brazil under the number 41129.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; CONGREGATE housing; RESEARCH methodology; PEOPLE with disabilities; PRIMARY health care; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH; STATISTICS; ACTIVITIES of daily living; CROSS-sectional method; FUNCTIONAL assessment; OLD age
- Publication
Ciencia, Cuidado e Saude, 2013, Vol 12, Issue 1, p47
- ISSN
1677-3861
- Publication type
Article