PREVALÊNCIA DA DEPENDÊNCIA FUNCIONAL E OS FATORES ASSOCIADOS ENTRE IDOSOS INSTITUCIONALIZADOS.

Abstract

The functionality of institutionalized elderly has been researched and recognized as an important indicator of the demands of care in long-stay institutions. A crosssectional study was conducted in order to determine the prevalence of functional dependence and its associated factors in institutionalized elderly. Data were collected in the only long-term establishment of a city of the Southwest of the State of Goiás, Midwest region of Brazil. In order to collect the data a structured form was used consisting of three sections: identification, socio-demographic and economic profile, general health condition and the functional independence measure (FIM). Its statistical analysis was performed using multivariate logistic regression. 75 elderly participated in the study, whom most were men 72.0%, among 60 and 79 years 69.3%, did not live in marital union 85.3%, had no schooling degree 69.3% and 76% lived in the facility for less than 10 years. The mean age was 76.3 ± 8.0 years and the mean residence time in long-term care institution was 6.68 ± 6.80 years. The prevalence of dependence was in 68% of the elderly. The average of the total scores of the FIM (77.0 ± 36.8), its motor (53.0 ± 29.6) and cognitive domains (24.0 ± 9.6) and categories, ranked the institutionalized elderly as moderate dependent people level. There was observed association between the variables female sex (p = 0.043; OR = 6.09) and presence of cognitive impairment (p = 0.001; OR = 20.26) and the functional dependency. The functional dependence in institutionalized elderly is multifactorial and the knowledge of these factors contribute to the development of targeted policy interventions to minimize this process.