Revista de Saúde Pública (Dec 2011)
Fatores associados à perda funcional em idosos residentes no município de Maceió, Alagoas Factores asociados a la pérdida funcional en ancianos residentes en el municipio de Maceió, Noreste de Brasil Factors associated with functional loss in the elderly living in the city of Maceió, Northeastern Brazil
Abstract
OBJETIVO: Identificar fatores associados à perda funcional em idosos residentes na zona urbana. MÉTODOS: Foi realizado estudo de delineamento transversal com amostra populacional de 319 idosos do município de Maceió, AL, em 2009. Para os dados de comprometimento funcional foi utilizada a escala Functional Brazilian Older American Resources and Services Multidimensional Functional Assessment Questionnaire. Foi utilizada análise descritiva, qui-quadrado e análise de regressão para razão de prevalência bruta, sendo o nível de significância adotado de p OBJETIVO: Identificar factores asociados a la pérdida funcional en ancianos residentes en la zona urbana. MÉTODOS: Se realizó estudio de delineamiento transversal con muestra poblacional de 319 ancianos del municipio de Maceió, Noreste de Brasil, en 2009. Para los datos de comprometimiento funcional fue utilizada la escala Functional Brazilian Older American Resources and Services Multidimensional Functional Assessment Questionnaire. Se utilizó análisis descriptivo, chi-cuadrado y análisis de regresión para coeficiente de prevalencia bruto, siendo el nivel de significancia adoptado de pOBJECTIVE: To identify factors associated with functional loss in older adults living in the urban area. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was carried out with a population-based sample of 319 elderly individuals from the municipality of Maceió (Northeastern Brazil), in 2009. To obtain the functional impairment data the Brazilian Older Americans Resources and Services Multidimensional Functional Assessment Questionnaire was used. A descriptive analysis, the chi-square test and a regression analysis for crude prevalence ratio were used, and the significance level that was adopted was p <0.05. RESULTS: The majority of participants were females (65.8%) and the mean age was 72 years (SD = 8.83). The prevalence of moderate/severe impairment was 45.5%, and the associated factors were being 75 years old or older, having up to four years of schooling, reporting two or more chronic diseases and being single. CONCLUSIONS: The characteristics of the elderly with functional impairment reflect inequalities and potential impacts of this population segment on the health services.
