Functional Capacity in Institutionalized Elders

Evaluation of the Functional Capacity in Institutionalized Elders Who Do Not Receive Physiotherapic Assistance

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00895856

Enrollment

Registered

2009-05-08

Start date

2008-03-31

Completion date

2008-12-31

Last updated

2009-05-11

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Conditions

Elderly

Keywords

Physiotherapy, Aged, Functionality, Physiotherapic assistance, Functional capacity

Brief summary

Getting old is a process of transformation of the body that occurs along the vital cycle in a universal and progressive way causing functional restrictions in the human being. The aim of this work was to identify, analyze and quantify the limitations of the functional capacity of the institutionalized elderly who are not provided with physiotherapic assistance.

Detailed description

A descriptive, qualitative, quantitative and transverse field research was made, based on an evaluation of the activities of daily living (ADL) using the Katz Index, with 62 institutionalized elderly people from Casa do Pobre de Maceió, Alagoas, both genders, average age of 77.03 years old and different levels of functions. Activities related to the self care were emphasized. At first, people were classified as independent, partially dependent and totally dependent. According to the Katz Index score, they were classified regarding their functional dependency, which varies from level 0 (a totally independent person) to level 6 (a totally dependent person in the six evaluated functions).

Interventions

OTHEREvaluation of the functional capacity

An evaluation (questionnaire) was performed by the Katz Index of individuals in this group, including personal issues (sex and age) and different levels of functional independence for the elderly in their basic activities of daily living (ABVD's) such as: bathe, dress, use the bathroom for withdrawals, transfers perform, has control of the sphincters and the food itself. Subject themselves, if capable of responding to the issues of consistency index, did. The answers were given to the auxiliary nurse responsible for care to residents.

Study design

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

60 Years to 90 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* To be elderly and a resident of Casa do Pobre de Maceió

Exclusion criteria

* Individuals under the age of 60 years and over 90, or received private care or physical therapy who refused to participate in the evaluation

Countries

Brazil

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026