Functional capacity and assessment instruments in the elderly accompanied by in the family health strategy: systematic review

The present study aims to analyze and describe scientific publications on the functional capacity and Instruments for assessing elderly people accompanied by the family health strategy. Searches were not limited by date of publication or any other restrictions. The survey of the information took place in the virtual environment, the following scientific bases: nursing database-BDENF, Spanish Bibliographic Index of Health Sciences – IBECS, Latin American literature and Caribbean Center on Health Sciences LILACS, International Literature – in Health Sciences – MEDLINE and Scientific Electronic Library Online-SciELO. The search took place at BDENF, LILACS, IBECS, and MEDLINE via the Virtual Health Library Portal-VHL, using the descriptors: elderly, functional capacity, family health program, associates with the Boolean logical operator “AND”. This integrative review showed that the year of publication of the articles ranged from 2018 to 2006, With a predominance of the transversal type study. The nurses ' professionals were the main responsible for the publications. Questionnaires and scales were used to evaluate the functional capacity of the elderly, with predominance of the Katz index and Lawton-Brody. The publications showed that, using scales and questionnaires, it is possible to identify the factors that limit the functional capacity of the elderly. Insufficient national research was observed, because the functional evaluation methods used in Brazil originate in other countries. The Family health strategy was understood as a propitious environment to Investigations of this magnitude.