The assessment of functional capacity of institutionalized elderly in Maceió - AL

• Main Authors: José Erickson Rodrigues (Author), Almir Vieira Dibai Filho (Author), Kelly Cristina Araújo de Oliveira Alves (Author), Juliana Fonseca Pontes Barros (Author), Hetelvina Carvalho Neiva (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de Fortaleza, 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: To assess, by means of Katz Index, the functional capacity of institutionalized elderly in relation to their basic activities of daily living. Methods: We conducted a quantitative and cross-sectional study in a sample of 62 institutionalized elderly of both genders, from the House of the...