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How to delineate the general profiles of functionality of citizen’s aged 65 years and old as a function of Its age

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Resumo:Objectives: A core set of International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health codes was used, to ascertain the general profile of functionality as a function of biological and sociodemographic characteristics, notably the age of the citizens. Methods: Data were collected by health professionals in the participants’ houses. The factorial validity of the construct was assessed by a confirmatory factor analysis. An ordinal regression model was built to identify the general profile of functionality as a function of age. Results: It is expected that people under the age of 74 years will present no functional problems and that, after age 74, the most likely functionality problem will be a “MILD problem”. Discussion: The functional profile of each elderly is interrelated with his or her sociodemographic context as well as with the overarching biological, cultural, and environmental characteristics of society. A progressive decrease in GPF occurs with age. Conclusions: The evaluation of each person (even those with no perceived or incipient levels of functional impairment who are at risk of progressing to a more severe disability) about what are the factors that are related with this functional decline as people get older, allows identify the respective nursing interventions to be developed.
Autores principais:Lopes, Manuel
Outros Autores:Marôco, João; Fonseca, César; Santos, Margarida; Caeiro, José; Oliveira, Henrique; Goes, Maria
Assunto:Ageing Elderly residing in the community Functionality profile assessment Confirmatory factor analysis Nursing care
Ano:2020
País:Portugal
Tipo de documento:capítulo de livro
Tipo de acesso:acesso embargado
Instituição associada:Instituto Politécnico de Beja
Idioma:inglês
Origem:Repositório Institucional do IPBeja

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