title: [Influence of chronic pain in the functional capacity of institutionalized elderly].
abstract: The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of pain, in terms of its duration, location and intensity, on the functional capacity of institutionalized elderly. That was a cross-sectional study carried out with a sample of 60 elderly patients. The instrument was composed by sociodemographic and health variables, the numerical pain scale and the Barthel scale. The Chi-square test showed a significant statistical difference between the presence of pain and the following activities: bathing (p=0.015) dressing (p=0.041), toilet use (p=0.001), bed-chair transfer (p=0.032), ambulation (p=0.010) and stairs climbing (p=0.008) and between total Barthel score and the presence of pain, p<0,000. The results of this study show that pain has a negative effect on the functional capacity of the elderly.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN.
authors.forename: Luciana Araújo
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Reis
authors.forename: Gilson de Vasconcelos
authors.initials: Gde V
authors.lastname: Torres
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D007326:Institutionalization; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000503:physiopathology*