Prevalence of disability and associated functional limitations among older adults in Brazil

Rayone Moreira Costa Veloso Souto, Rafael Belo Corassa, José Veloso Souto Júnior and Otaliba Libânio Morais Neto

PLOS Global Public Health, 2024, vol. 4, issue 11, 1-18

Abstract: Introduction: Disabilities are a serious public health, social and human rights issue. Few studies address the relationship between disabilities and functioning among older adults. The study aimed to estimate the prevalence of disability and its’ association with comorbidities and functional limitations in Brazilian elderly individuals. Methods: Data from the National Health Survey—PNS 2019 was used. Prevalence rates with its corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CI) were estimated for variables of interest. Chi-squared tests and multiple logistic regression were conducted to investigate associations and estimate crude and adjusted odds ratios (OR) using Stata 17.0 software. The critical value (p

Date: 2024
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