Capacidade funcional e disfunção familiar de idosos na saúde da família no Ceará, Brasil: um estudo transversal:

Factors related to aging may interfere with functional capacity and family dysfunction among the elderly population. Thishas implications for the care provided and directs care planning to the most dependent elderly. Thus, the objective ofthis study was to analyze the functional capacity and family dysfunction of elderly people assisted in the Family HealthStrategy in Fortaleza, Ceara. A quantitative, cross-sectional, descriptive study was carried out with 99 elderly people froma Primary Health Care Unit in Fortaleza, CE. Data collection took place between December 2015 and February 2016. Thefunctional capacity and family relationships of the elderly were evaluated using the scales of Basic Activities of Daily Livingand Instrumental Activities of Daily Living scales, as well as the APGAR Family Index. Descriptive statistics, chi-squaredtests and Fisher’s exact tests were used. It was observed that 82 (82.8%) of the elderly demonstrated independence for allbasic activities of daily living and 59 (59.6%) were classified as independent in the assessment of instrumental activities ofdaily living. The application of the APGAR Family Index showed that 67 (67.6%) of the participants had a perception ofgood family functionality. Thus, assessing family functionality showed that most elderly people had families considered tobe functional, which is a positive factor for their well-being.

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