Characterization of functional capacity in the elderly

Daisy Mesa Trujillo, Claudia de la Caridad Zayas Argos, Ana Iris Verona Izquierdo, Israel García Mesa and Abanis López Zamora

Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine, 2022, vol. 2, 17

Abstract: Introduction: the evaluation of the elderly should be multidimensional with the inclusion of the physical, mental, social and functional areas. Objective: to characterize the functional capacity of elderly people in Los Palacios clinic 4 during 2021. Methods: cross-sectional descriptive research. Population: 212 elderly adults who met the inclusion criteria. ABSTRACT measures were used for qualitative data (absolute frequency relative percentage). Results: age 60 - 64 (28,7 %), female sex (27,4 %) and consensual union were predominant. The predominant dispensary group was III (61,7 %), with prevalence of independence status for basic activities of daily living and for instrumented activities of daily living (IADLs), moderate dependence and frailty and falls as major geriatric syndromes predominated. Conclusions: Functional capacity in elderly adults was characterized by state of independence for basic activities of daily living and instrumented activities.

Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.56294/ri202217

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