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Published: 2022-10-26
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56294/ri202211

Disability and functionality of older adults

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Antonia Inés García Miranda ,
Antonia Inés García Miranda

Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río. Policlínico Comunitario Fermín Valdés Domínguez, Viñales. Pinar del Río, Cuba

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María Cristina Valle Campo ,
María Cristina Valle Campo

Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río. Policlínico Comunitario Fermín Valdés Domínguez, Viñales. Pinar del Río, Cuba

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Jorge Luis González Serra ,
Jorge Luis González Serra

Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río. Policlínico Comunitario Manuel Piti Fajardo, Guane. Pinar del Río, Cuba

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Yonaiki Valdés López ,
Yonaiki Valdés López

Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río. Policlínico Comunitario Pedro Borras Astorga, La Palma. Pinar del Río, Cuba

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Yordairon Perdomo Falcón ,
Yordairon Perdomo Falcón

Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río. Policlínico Comunitario Pedro Borras Astorga, La Palma. Pinar del Río, Cuba

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Abstract

Introduction: the population of all the countries of the Americas is in the process of aging, the Cuban population is no stranger to this social phenomenon that generates new damages to health.
Objective: to characterize the disability and functionability of older adults belonging to the medical office 8 of the Policlínico Fermín Valdés Domínguez, Viñales municipality in 2018.
Methods: an observational, analytical, and cross-sectional study was carried out, 256 older adults were identified as the universe, selecting a sample of 179 by simple random sampling. Theoretical and empirical methods were used to review the clinical histories and the Katz index and the Lawton scale were applied to determine functionability, descriptive and inferential statistics, the nonparametric Mann Whitney test and the Spearman test, all with a level of certainty of 95%; the data were included in tables and graphs for better understanding.
Results: an average of 67 years of age and prevalence of female sex was observed; 54.7 % of the older adults did not present disability; diabetes mellitus was associated with special sensory system disability, 72.6 % were independent when applying Katz index and 69.3 % the Lawton scale, functionability decreases with age.
Conclusions: most of the older adults did not present disabilities and maintained their functional capacity, which contributes to achieve a healthy longevity and better quality of life.

Keywords:

Functional Capacity,
Disability,
Elderly,

How to Cite

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García Miranda AI, Valle Campo MC, González Serra JL, Valdés López Y, Perdomo Falcón Y. Disability and functionality of older adults. Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation / Rehabilitacion Interdisciplinaria [Internet]. 2022 Oct. 26 [cited 2024 Jul. 2];2:11. Available from: https://ri.saludcyt.ar/index.php/ri/article/view/11

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