Skip to main navigation menu Skip to main content Skip to site footer
Español (España) | English
Editorial
Revistas / Journals
Salud, Ciencia y Tecnología Metaverse Basic and Applied Research Data & Metadata Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation Salud, Ciencia y Tecnología - Serie de Conferencias Community and Interculturality in Dialogue Seminars in Medical Writing and Education Health Leadership and Quality of Life Gamification and Augmented Reality Southern perspective / Perspectiva austral
Home
Issue
Current Issue Previous Issues
About
About the Journal Editorial Team Privacy Statement Digital preservation policy Contact
Author Guidelines
Guidelines for authors Peer Review Process Ethical aspects Anti-plagiarism policy Open Access Policy and Copyright Crossmark policy page
Indexing
×
Español (España) | English
Editorial

Salud, Ciencia y Tecnología Metaverse Basic and Applied Research Data & Metadata Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation Salud, Ciencia y Tecnología - Serie de Conferencias Community and Interculturality in Dialogue Seminars in Medical Writing and Education Health Leadership and Quality of Life Gamification and Augmented Reality Southern perspective / Perspectiva austral
Home

Current Issue Previous Issues

About the Journal Editorial Team Privacy Statement Digital preservation policy Contact

Guidelines for authors Peer Review Process Ethical aspects Anti-plagiarism policy Open Access Policy and Copyright Crossmark policy page
Indexing
Original
Published: 2022-11-19
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56294/ri202217

Characterization of functional capacity in the elderly

By
Daisy Mesa Trujillo ,
Daisy Mesa Trujillo

Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río. Policlínico Comunitario Elena Fernández Castro. Los Palacios. Pinar del Río, Cuba

Search this author on:

PubMed | Google Scholar
Claudia de la Caridad Zayas Argos ,
Claudia de la Caridad Zayas Argos

Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río. Policlínico Comunitario Elena Fernández Castro. Los Palacios. Pinar del Río, Cuba

Search this author on:

PubMed | Google Scholar
Ana Iris Verona Izquierdo ,
Ana Iris Verona Izquierdo

Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río. Dirección Municipal Salud. Los Palacios. Pinar del Río, Cuba

Search this author on:

PubMed | Google Scholar
Israel García Mesa ,
Israel García Mesa

Escuela Nacional Salud Pública. La Habana, Cuba

Search this author on:

PubMed | Google Scholar
Abanis López Zamora ,
Abanis López Zamora

Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río. Policlínico Comunitario Elena Fernández Castro. Los Palacios. Pinar del Río, Cuba

Search this author on:

PubMed | Google Scholar

Abstract

Introduction: the evaluation of the elderly should be multidimensional with the inclusion of the physical, mental, social and functional areas.
Objective: to characterize the functional capacity of elderly people in Los Palacios clinic 4 during 2021.
Methods: cross-sectional descriptive research. Population: 212 elderly adults who met the inclusion criteria. ABSTRACT measures were used for qualitative data (absolute frequency relative percentage).
Results: age 60 - 64 (28.7%), female sex (27.4%) and consensual union were predominant. The predominant dispensary group was III (61.7%), with prevalence of independence status for basic activities of daily living and for instrumented activities of daily living (IADLs), moderate dependence and frailty and falls as major geriatric syndromes predominated.
Conclusions: Functional capacity in elderly adults was characterized by state of independence for basic activities of daily living and instrumented activities.

Keywords:

Elderly,
Educational Intervention,
Functional Capacity,

How to Cite

1.
Mesa Trujillo D, Zayas Argos C de la C, Verona Izquierdo AI, García Mesa I, López Zamora A. Characterization of functional capacity in the elderly. Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation / Rehabilitacion Interdisciplinaria [Internet]. 2022 Nov. 19 [cited 2024 Jul. 2];2:17. Available from: https://ri.saludcyt.ar/index.php/ri/article/view/17

Copyright Notice

The article is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. Unless otherwise stated, associated published material is distributed under the same licence.

Article metrics

Google scholar: See link

Metrics

Metrics Loading ...

Vol. 2 (2022)
See full issue

The statements, opinions and data contained in the journal are solely those of the individual authors and contributors and not of the publisher and the editor(s). We stay neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.