Descripción del estado de salud y la capacidad funcional de la población de 65 años o más residente en la Región Universitaria de Salud de Puerto Rico / Description of health status and functional capacity of the 65-years-old and older population residing in the University Region of Health of Puerto Rico
P. R. health sci. j
; P. R. health sci. j;18(4): 369-76, dez. 1999. tab
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RESUMO
This study intended to describe the health and functional status of the population 65 years and over resident in the Puerto Rico University Health Region (municipalities of Canóvanas, Loiza, Carolina and Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico). Four ninety one hundred elderly subjects selected from a random sample of households, were interviewed. A questionnaire was designed to gather data of the following variables health conditions, functional capacity, health services utilization, social support and preventive measures. Descriptive measures and chi-square were utilized for the statistical analysis. Findings revealed a population composed mostly of women with a higher prevalence of health conditions than their male counterparts. More than half of the sample report visual problems, arthritis or hypertension. Almost a quarter had diabetes mellitus. The prevalence of these conditions was higher in the age group over 75, with the exception of diabetes. Thirty percent of the sample was classified as functionally dependent, condition that increased with the subject's age. Findings evidence the need of an early assessment in this population in order to intervene with potentially modifiable factors to prevent future disability and improve quality of life of the aged.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Atividades Cotidianas
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Nível de Saúde
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Patient_preference
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Caribe
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Puerto rico
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
P. R. health sci. j
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
1999
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Porto Rico