Comparison between ability and performance: a study on the functionality of dependent elderly individuals

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem

Flávia Nunes Machado¹  Adriana Nunes Machado¹  Sônia Maria Soares¹ 

关键词: Aged;    Health of the Elderly;    Activities of Daily Living;    International Classification of Functioning;    Disability and Health;    Nursing;    Idoso;    Saúde do Idoso;    Atividades Cotidianas;    Classificação Internacional de Funcionalidade;    Incapacidade e Saúde;    Enfermagem;    Anciano;    Salud del Anciano;    Actividades Cotidianas;    Clasificación Internacional del Funcionamiento;    de la Discapacidad y de la Salud;    Enfermería;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0104-1169.2682.2370

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVE: to compare the ability and performance of Basic Activities of Daily Living of dependent elderly individuals cared for in a geriatric healthcare center. METHOD: cross-sectional, observational study with quantitative approach. The Functional Independence Measure (FIM) was applied in 109 elderly individuals cared for in a geriatric healthcare center. Of these, 60 individuals were classified as dependent in the case of basic activities of daily living described according to the International Classification of Functionality, Disability and Health (ICF). The process of triangulation reinforced reliability of data, which included information provided by patients and caregivers and that contained in medical files and objective assessment. RESULTS: the average age was 81.0±7.1 with a predominance of women. The difference between ability and performance was statistically significant (p<0.05) in most daily tasks. CONCLUSION: the contribution of this study in using ICF was semi-quantitatively interpreting its qualifiers, which enabled more objective comparisons and inferences, and revealed a clear distance between the performance and ability of these individuals in most of the assessed activities.

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