Association between the functional capacity of dependant elderly people and the burden of family caregivers

• Egile Nagusiak: Ana Cláudia Fuhrmann (Egilea), Carla Cristiane Becker Kottwitz Bierhals (Egilea), Naiana Oliveira dos Santos (Egilea), Lisiane Manganelli Girardi Paskulin (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul.
• Gaiak: article
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The aim of this study was to characterize dependent elderly people and their main family caregivers and the association between functional capacity of the elderly and the burden of caregivers. This cross-sectional study was conducted with 112 elderly people and caregivers connected to a primary care...