Citation

Valderrama Gama E, Rodríguez Artalejo F, Gabarre Orús P, Palacios Díaz A, Pérez del Molino Martín J. Aten. Primaria 1998; 21(4): 213-218.

Vernacular Title

Dependencia en el autocuidado y deambulacion en los ancianos de una comunidad

Affiliation

Departamento de Epidemiología y Bioestadística, Escuela Nacional de Sanidad, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, Sociedad Espanola de Medicina de Familia y Comunitaria, Publisher Elsevier España)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9607248

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the dependence on 5 basic daily activities (BDA) and on walking, and their relationship to the frequency of attendance at the family doctor. DESIGN: A crossover study using a home survey of health. SETTING: Town of Villanueva de los Castillejos in Huelva. PARTICIPANTS: Those 65 or over. INTERVENTIONS: The dichotomous form of the Katz Index, with the incontinence item excluded (scores from 0-5), was used. Walking was assessed by the Functional Walking Categories (FWC) of Massachusetts General Hospital. RESULTS: Information on 139 men and 231 women was obtained (85.6% of the actual population). 15.3% (95% CI, 11.3-19.0), 12.4% of the men and 16.9% of the women (p > 0.05), stated their dependence in one or more BDA. 22.5% of the population (95% CI, 18.2-26.8), 8.9% of the men and 30.6% (p = 0.001) of the women, said they found it difficult to walk. CONCLUSIONS: There is a high rate of dependence in the population group. Light dependence is associated with more frequent medical consultations than either independence or severe dependence.

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