Socioeconomic Factors and Health Status Disparities Associated with Difficulty in ADLs and IADLs among Long-Lived Populations in Brazil: A Cross-Sectional Study

• Main Authors: Júlia Cristina Leite Nóbrega MSc (Author), Juliana Barbosa Medeiros MSc (Author), Tácila Thamires de Melo Santos MSc (Author), Saionara Açucena Vieira Alves MSc (Author), Javanna Lacerda Gomes da Silva Freitas MSc (Author), Jaíza M.M. Silva MSc (Author), Raisa Fernandes Mariz Simões MSc (Author), Allisson de Lima Brito MSc (Author), Mathias Weller PhD (Author), Jair Lício de Ferreira Santos PhD (Author), Tarciana Nobre Menezes PhD (Author), Yeda Aparecida de Oliveira Duarte PhD (Author), Mayana Zatz PhD (Author), David Matheson PhD (Author), Silvana Santos PhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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Objective: To evaluate the association between socioeconomic factors, health status, and Functional Capacity (FC) in the oldest senior citizens in a metropolis and a poor rural region of Brazil. Method: Cross-sectional study of 417 seniors aged ≥80 years, data collected through Brazil's Health,...