title: [Dependence on self-care and walking of the aged in a rural community].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the dependence on 5 basic daily activities (BDA) and on walking, and their relationship to the frequency of attendance at the family doctor.
  
  
  METHODS
  A crossover study using a home survey of health.
  
  
  METHODS
  Town of Villanueva de los Castillejos in Huelva.
  
  
  METHODS
  Those 65 or over.
  
  
  METHODS
  The dichotomous form of the Katz Index, with the incontinence item excluded (scores from 0-5), was used. Walking was assessed by the Functional Walking Categories (FWC) of Massachusetts General Hospital.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Information on 139 men and 231 women was obtained (85.6% of the actual population). 15.3% (95% CI, 11.3-19.0), 12.4% of the men and 16.9% of the women (p > 0.05), stated their dependence in one or more BDA. 22.5% of the population (95% CI, 18.2-26.8), 8.9% of the men and 30.6% (p = 0.001) of the women, said they found it difficult to walk.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is a high rate of dependence in the population group. Light dependence is associated with more frequent medical consultations than either independence or severe dependence.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Epidemiología y Bioestadística, Escuela Nacional de Sanidad, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Valderrama Gama
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rodríguez Artalejo
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gabarre Orús
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Palacios Díaz
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pérez del Molino Martín
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D018592:Cross-Over Studies; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012424:Rural Population; D012648:Self Care; D016138:Walking
vernacular_title: Dependencia en el autocuidado y deambulación en los ancianos de una comunidad rural.