Hypertensive Elderly: Evaluation Of Functional Capacity In The Family Health Strategy
International Journal of Development Research
Hypertensive Elderly: Evaluation Of Functional Capacity In The Family Health Strategy
Received 20th April, 2018 Received in revised form 17th May, 2018 Accepted 19th June, 2018 Published online 30th July, 2018
Copyright © 2018, Marlyane de Jesus Lobato Almeida et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Objective: To analyze the functional capacity of hypertensive elderly assisted in the Family Health Strategy. Method: Descriptive, cross-sectional, quantitative research with 359 hypertensive elderly patients. Instruments were used to characterize the elderly as to demographic characteristics and life habits, basic activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily living and advanced activities of daily living. The research was approved by the Research Ethics Committee. Results: The majority of participants were elderly women, aged 60 to 79 years, brown, Catholic, married or common-law married, with 1 to 4 years of schooling, retirees who lived with other people at home, non-smokers, non-alcoholics, and non-practitioners of physical activity. There was a predominance of independence in functional capacity. Final considerations: The study of functional capacity of elderly people allows the implementation of targeted actions with the families to minimize possible suffering.
