Evaluation of elderly persons' functionality and care needs Evaluación del funcionamiento y necesidades de cuidados de los ancianos Avaliação da funcionalidade e necessidades de cuidados dos idosos

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the elderly persons' functionality, based on the International Classification of Functionality. METHODS: a cross-sectional, descriptive study; a stratified random sample of 903 elderly persons; a confidence level of 95%; and a margin of error of 2.5%. Questionnaire based...

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Main Authors: Manuel José Lopes, Ana Escoval, Dulce Gamito Pereira, Carla Sandra Pereira, Catarina Carvalho, César Fonseca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2013-02-01
Series:Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692013000700008