Valoración de la capacidad funcional y factores asociados en adultos mayores que residen en la parroquia El Valle, Cuenca 2013

Abstract

Background: There's a small amount of data on the functional capacity valuation of elders and it cannot be said that there is accurate data according to functionality and the degree of dependence to which it relates, it has been shown worldwide that in certain studies there's a match in which 1 in 3 elders have some degree of dependence. Aim: to determinate the prevalence of functional capacity level in elders and associated factors in El Valle parish of Cuenca city. Methodology: Through transversal prevalence research, in a sample of 350 elders in El Valle parish, the information was gathered utilizing the Katz scale, which assesses the degree of functional dependence for daily activities valuing the level of independence or dependence of the afore mentioned. To analyze the data the following were used: frequency, percentage, average, standard deviation and for the association, the mean prevalence with reliability interval of 95%. Results: 350 elders were studied, the dependence was 39.7%, the average age stood at 74.46 years and a standard deviation of 7.61 years in 60.9% of cases of female sex, married were 60.3%, occupations with no physical activity 32% and with chronic diseases in 86.3% of cases, being the most prevalent the osteoarticular diseases with 49.4%, the risk factors associated with physical dependence were: age 85 years and over PR 2.38 (CI 95% 1.92 to 2.94), to be widower PR 1.84 (CI 95% 1.44 to 2.35), older adults with occupations that do not involve physical activity PR 1.45 (CI 95% 1.06 to 1.99), diabetes mellitus PR 1.49 (CI 95% 1.15 to 1.93) and 1.76 PR musculoskeletal diseases (CI 95% 1.34 to 2.32). Conclusions: The prevalence of physical dependence in activities of daily living such aswashing, dressing, toilet use, mobilization, continence and feeding; is high and is associated with biological and social factors.