ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS AND THE FUNCTIONAL ABILITY OF VERY ELDERLY PERSONS IN THE COMMUNITY

This is a quantitative, cross-sectional study, aiming to relate functional ability with the socio-demographic variables of the very elderly service users of Primary Health Care. The sample was made up of 65 older adults ≥ 80 years of age in the sampling period of three months, and following inclusio...

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Main Authors: Maria Helena Lenardt, Nathalia Hammerschmidt Kolb Carneiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná 2013-03-01
Series:Cogitare Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/ce.v18i1.31299