title: Predictors for the functional incapacity of the elderly in primary health care.
abstract: to assess the predictors for the functional incapacity of the elderly in primary health care.
  cross-sectional study, of which 388 older people participated, conducted in three Primary health care Units, using the Katz index and Lawton's scale. The research project was approved by the Research Ethics Committee.
  regarding the degree of dependency for Basic Activities, 90.2% were less independent for dressing themselves; and for Instrumental Activities, 77.1% of the elderly were less independent for doing handwork. The functional incapacity for basic activities was associated with age and color; for instrumental activities, with age, education, income of the elderly and self-assessment of health.
  attention should be paid to the overall assessment of the elderly person, in order to tailor care plans geared towards the preservation of their autonomy and the promotion of active ageing.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Piauí, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem. Teresina-PI, Brasil.
authors.forename: Lívia Carvalho
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Piauí, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem. Teresina-PI, Brasil.
authors.forename: Maria do Livramento Fortes
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Figueiredo
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Piauí, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem. Teresina-PI, Brasil.
authors.forename: Cinara Maria Feitosa
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Beleza
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Piauí, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Departamento de Enfermagem. Teresina-PI, Brasil.
authors.forename: Elaine Maria Leite Rangel
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Andrade
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Ceará, Faculdade de Farmácia Odontologia e Enfermagem, Departamento de Enfermagem. Fortaleza-CE, Brasil.
authors.forename: Maria Josefina da
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Piauí, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Departamento de Enfermagem. Teresina-PI, Brasil.
authors.forename: Antonio Francisco Machado
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Pereira
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging; D001938:Brazil; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D010807:Physical Endurance; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000639:trends*; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric