Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río. Policlínico Comunitario Elena Fernández Castro. Los Palacios. Pinar del Río, Cuba
Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río. Policlínico Comunitario Elena Fernández Castro. Los Palacios. Pinar del Río, Cuba
Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río. Dirección Municipal Salud. Los Palacios. Pinar del Río, Cuba
Escuela Nacional Salud Pública. La Habana, Cuba
Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río. Policlínico Comunitario Elena Fernández Castro. Los Palacios. Pinar del Río, Cuba
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.
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