[Functional capacity and referred morbidity of elderly in an area covered by the Family Health Program].
This study aimed at characterizing the health perception, functional capacity and prevalence of self-referred diseases among the elderly in an area covered by the Family Health Strategy. The sample consisted of 86 elderly people (75 years or older) from a city in the north of Paraná, Brazil. The data were collected in the second semester of 2004 by means of an adapted version of the OARS. 47.7% evaluated their health between good and excellent; 77.9% were independent; 76.7% presented co-morbidities. This article discusses the importance of the family health teams in the adoption of health preventive and promotional measures for the elderly and their families.
Farinasso
Adriano Luiz da Costa
AL
Universidade Norte do Paraná. adriano.farinasso@unopar.br
Marques
Sueli
S
Rodrigues
Rosalina Aparecida Partezani
RA
Haas
Vanderlei José
VJ
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005192:Family Health; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male