Male functional clinical vulnerability among institutionalized elderly
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| Formato: | artículo original |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de Publicación: | 2021 |
| Descripción: | Aim: To analyze functional clinical vulnerability in institutionalized elderly males in two long-term care units using the Functional Clinical Vulnerability Index (IVCF-20). Method: This is a cross-sectional and comparative study. A convenience sample was used, and as a result, 31 senior males in two institutionalized long-term institutions located in the municipality of Marabá-PA from January to May 2019 participated in the study. The IVCF-20 instrument was used to evaluate the vulnerability; a G test was applied for the statistical analysis considering a significance level of p≤0.05. All ethical requirements for research were guaranteed. Results: Among all groups, the age group between 60-74 years old, single, retired, and with a low level of education predominated. Institutionalized older people had some previous diseases such as Systemic Arterial Hypertension (50%) followed by Prostate Hyperplasia (36,8%). As for vulnerability, the groups showed an impairment in basic and instrumental activities of daily living, in cognition, in mood, mobility about reaching and / or grasping objects, aerobic and muscular capacity, gait, and urinary and fecal loss. The elderly belonging to institution A had more compromised functional clinical vulnerability than the elderly belonging to institution B. Conclusion: The results show a high degree vulnerability in institutionalized elderly citizens; discussions about public policies aimed at the elderly male population should expand. |
| País: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Institución: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Lenguaje: | Portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/44483 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/enfermeria/article/view/44483 |
| Palabra clave: | Frail-elderly; Health-of-the-elderly; Health-vulnerability; Men's-health. Anciano-frágil; Salud-del-anciano; Salud-del-hombre; Vulnerabilidad-en-Salud. Idoso fragilizado; Instituições de longa permanência para idosos; Saúde do idoso; Saúde do homem; Vulnerabilidade em saúde. |