Qualidade de vida e capacidade funcional do idoso institucionalizado / Life quality and institutionalized elderly's functional capacity
Rev. Kairós
;
17(3): 343-353, set. 2014. tab, ilus
Article
in Portuguese
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| ID: lil-768770
RESUMO
Objetivo: analisar a qualidade de vida (QV) e Capacidade Funcional (CF) de idosos institucionalizados. Materiais e Métodos: constituiu-se uma amostra de 20 idosos, institucionalizados e verificou-se a QV e a CF. Resultados: verificaram-se escores satisfatórios de QV e CF nos idosos estudados; tal amostra, contudo, foi enviesada pelos seus critérios de exclusão. Conclusão: estes idosos apresentaram níveis satisfatórios de QV e CF; sugerem-se, portanto, novos recursos de avaliação da QV e CF desta população.
ABSTRACT
Objective: Analyzing the life quality (LQ) and the institutionalized elderlys functional capacity (FC). Materials and Methods: It was consisted an example of 20 elderly, institutionalized, and it was verified the LQ and the FC. Results: It was verified satisfactory scores of LQ and FC among the elderly analyzed, but this sample was based in its exclusion criteria. Conclusion: these aged people showed satisfactory levels of LQ and FC, however it is suggested new evaluation resources of LQ and FC about these people.
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Main subject:
Aged
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Institutionalization
Limits:
Aged
/
Humans
Language:
Portuguese
Journal:
Rev. Kairós
Journal subject:
Psychology
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade Paulista/BR
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