Valoración de la capacidad funcional en adultos mayores en el Dispensario de Salud Ochoa León. Cuenca 2018.

Abstract

Background: Worldwide, 8% of the population is over 65 years old and will increase to 20% in the coming years (1). In Ecuador there are about 945,904 older adults, they have triggered some kind of alteration or functional loss. (2) General objective: To assess functional capacity in older adults in the "Ochoa León" health clinic. Methodology: descriptive, cross-sectional study in 45 older adults who attended the "Ochoa León" health clinic. The variables to be evaluated were: age, sex and degree of functionality, to assess the degree of functionality the Short physical performance battery test was applied. The tabulation and analysis of the data were obtained through the statistical program SPSS. Results: In the present study it was demonstrated that of the 45 people evaluated, 64.44% were women and 35.56% men, with an average age of 74.76 years. The majority of the population with a number of 31 scored between 7 ± 2, classifying it as a population with mild and moderate functional limitations. According to the relationship between age and the degree of functionality there is a correlation of (0.566) with value (p = 0.000), indicating a statistical significance. While the correlation is negative with (-0.187) for sex and degree of functionality with the value (p = 0.220). Conclusions: the present study evidenced a significant relationship between age and functionality since the older age the greater the loss of functionality, while the sex of the people evaluated does not establish a significant relationship.