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Factors associated with functional impairment of elderly patients in the emergency departments
- Source :
- einstein (São Paulo) v.13 n.2 2015, Einstein (São Paulo), Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein (IIEPAE), instacron:IIEPAE, Einstein, Einstein (São Paulo), Vol 13, Iss 2, Pp 209-214
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- FapUNIFESP (SciELO), 2015.
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Abstract
- Objective: To assess the functional capacity of elderly patients in the emergency department as to Basic and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living. Methods: A cross-sectional study of 200 elderly patients admitted to the emergency department of a teaching hospital in São Paulo (SP), Brazil. The functional capacity of the elderly was assessed by the Katz index and Lawton & Brody scale. Statistical analyses were performed using analysis of variance, Bonferroni correction, χ2 test, or the likelihood ratio test. Results: Most seniors were independent (65%), and the degree of dependence was related to age, female gender, being single and widowed, and presence of cerebrovascular disease and dementia. The more dependent elderly for Instrumental Activities of Daily Living had increased dependence for Basic Activities. Conclusion: We emphasize the importance of assessing the functional capacity of the elderly in the emergency department as it provides data for the nursing care in order to minimize or to avoid their functional impairment.
- Subjects :
- Male
Gerontology
Emergency Medical Services
Functional impairment
Activities of daily living
Atividades cotidianas
lcsh:Medicine
Disability Evaluation
Nursing care
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Sex Factors
Surveys and Questionnaires
Activities of Daily Living
medicine
Humans
Dementia
Katz index
Geriatric Assessment
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Emergency medical services
Inpatients
business.industry
Idoso
lcsh:R
Artigo Original
Pacientes internados
Age Factors
General Medicine
Emergency department
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
humanities
Hospitalization
Cross-Sectional Studies
Bonferroni correction
Socioeconomic Factors
Personal Autonomy
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Female
Original Article
Serviços médicos de emergência
Analysis of variance
business
Brazil
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 16794508
- Volume :
- 13
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Einstein (São Paulo)
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....e9ade304e97929c2b459488d7706dc79