Cadernos de Saúde Pública (Nov 2007)

Fatores associados com a incapacidade funcional em idosos do Município de Guatambu, Santa Catarina, Brasil Factors associated with functional incapacity among the elderly in Guatambu, Santa Catarina State, Brazil

  • Kelly Antunes dos Santos,
  • Ricardo Koszuoski,
  • Juvenal Soares Dias-da-Costa,
  • Marcos Pascoal Pattussi

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/S0102-311X2007001100025
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 23, no. 11
pp. 2781 – 2788

Abstract

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O objetivo deste estudo era estimar a prevalência de incapacidade funcional e seus fatores associados. Foi realizado um estudo transversal de base populacional (censo) com 352 pessoas com idade maior ou igual 60 anos do Município de Guatambu, Santa Catarina, Brasil. Entrevistas foram realizadas pelos agentes de saúde. A incapacidade funcional foi medida usando-se o índice de Barthel. A análise dos dados utilizou regressão de Poisson. A prevalência de algum tipo de incapacidade funcional (leve, moderada, grave ou total) foi igual a 30,5% (IC95%: 25,6-35,2). A incapacidade funcional foi maior (p The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of functional incapacity and associated factors. A cross-sectional population-based study included 352 elderly subjects (> 60 years) in a small Brazilian town. Community-based health workers conducted structured interviews. Functional incapacity was measured by the Barthel index. Data analysis used Poisson regression to estimate crude and adjusted prevalence ratios (PR) and the respective 95% confidence intervals (95%CI). Prevalence of any kind of functional incapacity (mild, moderate, severe, or total) was 30.5% (95%CI: 25.6-35.2). Functional incapacity was higher (p 5 years of schooling (PR = 2.21; 95%CI: 1.02-4.79); in people with low versus high quality of life (PR = 1.83; 95%CI: 1.13-2.97); in those with poor versus good self-rated health (PR = 1.73; 95%CI: 1.11-2.69); and in retired individuals compared to those working regularly (PR = 2.12; 95%CI: 1.19-3.78). Our results suggest that functional capacity involves interaction among multidimensional factors including self-reported health, independent daily life, and psychosocial and socioeconomic factors.

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