Contribution of chronic diseases to the prevalence of disability in basic and instrumental activities of daily living in elderly Brazilians: the National Health Survey (2013)

• Main Authors: Antônio Macêdo Costa Filho (Author), Juliana Vaz de Melo Mambrini (Author), Deborah Carvalho Malta (Author), Maria Fernanda Lima-Costa (Author), Sérgio Viana Peixoto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2018-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract: This study's objective was to assess the contribution of selected chronic diseases to the prevalence of disability in elderly Brazilians, based on data from the National Health Survey (PNS 2013). Disability was defined as some degree of difficulty in performing ten activities, conside...