Functional capacity in elderly and factors associated

• Grant number: 11/18848-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: November 01, 2011
• End date: October 31, 2012
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy
• Principal Investigator: Alberto de Vitta
• Grantee: Débora de Melo Trize
• Host Institution: Centro de Ciências da Saúde. Universidade do Sagrado Coração (USC). Bauru , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The goal will be to verify the level of functional ability in individuals 60 years or more of areas covered by the Family Health Strategy "Vila Sao Paulo" in the city of Bauru, São Paulo, and its association with demographic and socioeconomic variables relating to work, lifestyle and morbidity. Sampling will be by cluster in two stages, and the sample size will be 360 seniors. To collect the data will be interviewed, at home, using the following instruments: 1. Characteristics of participants (demographics, socio-economic factors; characterization of the work, lifestyle, morbidity), 2. Musculoskeletal symptoms in the questionnaire Nordic - Nordic questionnaire for the analysis of muscoloskeletal symptoms. 3. Activities of Daily Living and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living. The association between autonomy and demographic and socioeconomic variables, the workplace, lifestyle, and morbidity will be tested by reason of the prevalence and later through logistic regression models. In all tests will be considered the significance level of 5%.(AU)

Scientific publications

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DÉBORA DE MELO TRIZE; MARTA HELENA SOUZA DE CONTI; MÁRCIA APARECIDA NUEVO GATTI; NATASHA MENDONÇA QUINTINO; SANDRA FIORELLI ALMEIDA PENTEADO SIMEÃO; ALBERTO DE VITTA. Fatores associados à capacidade funcional de idosos cadastrados na Estratégia Saúde da Família. Fisioter. Pesqui., v. 21, n. 4, p. 378-383, 2014-12-00. (11/18848-0)