Author(s): Pereira Ferrer, Michele Lacerda ; Perracini, Monica Rodrigues ; Rebustini, Flavio [UNESP] ; Buchalla, Cassia Maria
Date: 2019
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/11449/184308
Origin: Oasisbr
Subject(s): Aged; Disability Evaluation; International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health; Comorbidity; Socioeconomic Factors; Surveys and Questionnaires, standards
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OBJECTIVE: To examine the normative data of WHODAS 2.0-BO for older Brazilians (World Health Disability Assessment Schedule - Brazilian version for older people) and its distribution according to sex, age, health, subjective health perception, performance in a mobility test and presence of chronic diseases and depression. METHODS: Cross-sectional study, with 350 participants with 60 years of age or older, men and women, patients of a geriatric specialized center for medical consultations or rehabilitation. The older adults were evaluated using a semi-structured questionnaire containing demographic and clinical data (WHODAS 2.0-BO) and the geriatric depression scale (GDS), having been subsequently subjected to a mobility test (Timed Up and Go). The data were analyzed via their distribution in percentiles of the population and via analysis of variance. RESULTS: Two-hundred and sixty-six (76%) participants were women, and the average age was 71.8 (DP = 6.7) years old. The average score in WHODAS 2.0-BO was 4.3 (DP = 5.2) points, the highest value found having corresponded to 33 points. The average time for the Timed Up and Go test was 10.0 (SD = 3.2) seconds. About 30% of the older adults did not report any difficulties in the tasks evaluated by WHODAS 2.0-BO and half of the sample scored up to two points. CONCLUSIONS: A score corresponding to 12 points in the 90 percentile on a scale from zero to 40 was observed, which suggests severe disability. The score in WHODAS 2.0-BO increased with the advance in age, as well as in the presence of comorbidities, negative health perception, depression, high blood pressure, visual and hearing impairment and mobility impairment.
Univ Sao Francisco, Fac Fisioterapia, Braganca Paulista, SP, Brazil
Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Saude Publ, Programa Posgrad Saude Publ, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
Univ Cidade Sao Paulo, Programa Posgrad Fisioterapia, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
Univ Estadual Campinas, Fac Ciencias Med, Programa Posgrad Gerontol, Campinas, SP, Brazil
Univ Estadual Paulista, Rio Claro, SP, Brazil
Univ Sao Paulo, Escola Artes Ciencias & Humanidades, Programa Posgrad Gerontol, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Saude Publ, Dept Epidemiol, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
Univ Estadual Paulista, Rio Claro, SP, Brazil
