Evaluation of elderly persons' functionality and care needs Evaluación del funcionamiento y necesidades de cuidados de los ancianos Avaliação da funcionalidade e necessidades de cuidados dos idosos

• Main Authors: Manuel José Lopes (Author), Ana Escoval (Author), Dulce Gamito Pereira (Author), Carla Sandra Pereira (Author), Catarina Carvalho (Author), César Fonseca (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2013-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the elderly persons' functionality, based on the International Classification of Functionality. METHODS: a cross-sectional, descriptive study; a stratified random sample of 903 elderly persons; a confidence level of 95%; and a margin of error of 2.5%. Questionnaire based...