A relevância do índice de katz na avaliação da capacidade funcional do idos
International Journal of Development Research
A relevância do índice de katz na avaliação da capacidade funcional do idos
Received 11th June, 2019; Received in revised form 17th July, 2019; Accepted 29th August, 2019; Published online 30th September, 2019
Copyright © 2019, Havana A. de Brito Santana 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.
The Katz scale created by Sidney Katz evaluates the basic activity of daily living in relation to the functional capacity where it performs the instrumentation of six functions, having the performance of qualifying and weighing the dependence level of the elderly by measuring their autonomy or disability, so that, through the result, sanction more effective assistance with supervision, guidance and care essential for the promotion of health of the elderly. Methodology: This is an integrative literature review. Objective: The study aims to analyze the relevance of the Katz index through the assessment instrument in the qualification of the functional capacity of the elderly.
