Functional capacity in older adults of a shelter located in Lima-Sur

Abstract

Objectives: It was to determine the functional capacity in older adults of a shelter located in Lima-Sur. Materials and methods: The study was carried out from a quantitative approach, being its descriptive-cross-sectional methodological design. The population consisted of 115 participants. The technique used was the survey and the measurement instrument was the Barthel Index, which contains 10 indicators related to activities of daily life. Results: Regarding age, the average was 79 years. In relation to sex, the male predominated with 55.7% (n = 64). Regarding functional capacity, the independent value predominated with 40.9% (n = 47), followed by total dependence in 32.2% (n = 37), little or mild dependence with 10.4% (n = 12), severe dependence in 8.7% (n = 10) and moderate dependence with 7.8% (n = 9). In relation to the dimensions, in eating predominated totally independent with 87.7% (n = 101), in washing and dressing it predominated independent in 60% (n = 69), in grooming it predominated dependent with 61.7% (n = 71), in stools normal continence predominated in 63.5% (n = 73), in urination normal continence predominated with 55.7% (n = 64), in use of the toilet and moving independently predominated in 59.1% (n = 68), in wandering it predominated independently in 57.4% (n = 66), finally in climbing stairs it predominated independently with 47.8% (n = 55). Conclusions: Regarding functional capacity, the independent level predominated, followed by total dependence, mild dependence, severe dependence and moderate dependence.