Functional performance of the elderly in instrumental activities of daily living: an analysis in the municipality of São Paulo, Brazil Desempenho funcional de idosos nas atividades instrumentais da vida diária: uma análise no Município de São Paulo, Brasil

• Main Authors: Jair Licio Ferreira Santos (Author), Maria Lucia Lebrão (Author), Yeda Aparecida Oliveira Duarte (Author), Fernão Dias de Lima (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The changes that occur during aging are accompanied by limitations in functional performance that impair elderly people's social participation and consequently harm their quality of life. In the SABE Study (São Paulo, Brazil), the results indicated relationships between life expectancy without...