Factors associated with functional status in a population aged ≥75 years without total dependence

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Anna ArnauMontserrat Ferrer

Abstract

To identify the factors associated with functional status in a population aged ≥ 75 years without severe dependence. A cross-sectional study of a random sample (n = 315) of elderly persons in a primary care setting (El Remei Primary Care Center, Vic, Barcelona, Spain) was carried out. Functional status was evaluated by three physical performance tests: the Guralnik chair stand test of lower limb function, Lawton-Brody's index of instrumental activities of daily living (IADL), and the Barthel index of basic activities of daily living (BADL). A backward multiple linear regression model was used to analyze the association of sociodemographic and clinical variables with functional status. The mean age was 81.9 years and 60.6% were female. Around 50% of elderly patients without total dependence showed disability for IADL and a third showed lower limb functional limitation. The variables associated with lower limb functional status were marital status, body mass index, number of drugs, and vision and hearing impairment (R(2) = 0.208). The variables associated with IADL were age, cognitive impairment, vision and hearing impairment, and lower limb functional limitation (R(2) = 0.434). The variables associated with the Barthel index wer...Continue Reading

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Nov 13, 2015·Family Practice·Anna ArnauMontserrat Ferrer
Jul 28, 2019·PloS One·Juan Manuel Carmona-TorresAna Isabel Cobo-Cuenca

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