PREVALENCE OF FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY AND DEPENDENCE IN OLDER ADULTSTREATED AT A SCHOOL-HEALTH CENTER OF THE SÃO PAULO UNIVERSITY

The knowledge of living and health conditions related to the elders’ functional ability can support thepropositions for interventions for this population group. The objectives were to describe the socio-demographic profile ofelderly in a geriatrics ambulatory, to estimate the prevalence of functiona...

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Main Authors: Jéssica Sponton Moura Minosso, Fernanda Amendola, Márcia Regina Martins Alvarenga, Maria Amélia de Campos Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná 2010-03-01
Series:Cogitare Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/ce.v15i1.17138