title: [Functional capacity and referred morbidity of elderly in an area covered by the Family Health Program].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Norte do Paraná. adriano.farinasso@unopar.br
authors.forename: Adriano Luiz da Costa
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Farinasso
authors.forename: Sueli
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marques
authors.forename: Rosalina Aparecida Partezani
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.forename: Vanderlei José
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: Haas
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005192:Family Health; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male