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Avaliação do nível de independência nas atividades básicas da vida diária de idosos institucionalizados em lares do concelho de Ponte de Lima
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A população geriátrica constitui um grupo mais vulnerável ao estabelecimento de quadros clínicos associados a algum grau de dependência, que por vezes antecipa a institucionalização do idoso. Em Portugal, o número de estudos que avaliam a independência dos idosos institucionalizados é reduzido, pelo que este trabalho de investigação pretende contribuir para o aumento dos conhecimentos acerca deste assunto. Assim, o principal objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar o nível de independência nas atividades básicas de vida diária de idosos institucionalizados. Para tal recorreu-se à aplicação de um questionário, onde incluía o Índice de Barthel numa amostra de 53 idosos institucionalizados em Lares do Concelho de Ponte de Lima. Este estudo insere-se num paradigma de investigação quantitativa e é do tipo descritivo, transversal, desenvolvido em meio natural. Pela análise dos resultados verifica-se que maioritariamente trata-se de uma amostra do sexo feminino com uma percentagem de 74% e 26% correspondente ao sexo masculino, com idade compreendida entre os 85-94 anos. Face ao objetivo delineado, os resultados do estudo demonstram que relativamente às atividades básicas de vida diária os idosos podem ser considerados, maioritariamente, como “severamente dependentes”, necessitando de alguma ajuda. Como principal lacuna desta investigação, podemos referir o reduzido tamanho da amostra, não sendo representativa da população. Como sugestão de investigações futuras, sugere-se a realização de estudos semelhantes, com uma amostra maior, recorrendo por exemplo a unidades de saúde de vários distritos de Portugal.
The geriatric population is a more vulnerable group to the establishment of clinical conditions associated with some degree of dependence, which sometimes anticipates the elderly's institutionalisation. In Portugal, there are few studies assessing the independence of institutionalised elderly people, thus this research study aims to contribute to increase knowledge on this issue. Thus, the main objective of this study was to assess the level of independence in the basic activities of daily living of institutionalised elderly people. To this end, a questionnaire including the Barthel Index was applied to a sample of 53 institutionalised elderly people in an institution in the Municipality of Ponte de Lima. This study is part of a quantitative research paradigm and is of a descriptive, cross-sectional type, developed in a natural environment. The analysis of the results showed that the sample was mainly female (74%) and male (26%), aged between 85-94 years. In view of the objective outlined, the results of the study show that, in relation to the basic activities of daily living, most older people are severely dependent, requiring some help. The main shortcoming of this study is the small sample size, which is not representative of the population. As a suggestion for future research, similar studies should be conducted with a larger sample, using, for example, health care units from several districts of Portugal.
The geriatric population is a more vulnerable group to the establishment of clinical conditions associated with some degree of dependence, which sometimes anticipates the elderly's institutionalisation. In Portugal, there are few studies assessing the independence of institutionalised elderly people, thus this research study aims to contribute to increase knowledge on this issue. Thus, the main objective of this study was to assess the level of independence in the basic activities of daily living of institutionalised elderly people. To this end, a questionnaire including the Barthel Index was applied to a sample of 53 institutionalised elderly people in an institution in the Municipality of Ponte de Lima. This study is part of a quantitative research paradigm and is of a descriptive, cross-sectional type, developed in a natural environment. The analysis of the results showed that the sample was mainly female (74%) and male (26%), aged between 85-94 years. In view of the objective outlined, the results of the study show that, in relation to the basic activities of daily living, most older people are severely dependent, requiring some help. The main shortcoming of this study is the small sample size, which is not representative of the population. As a suggestion for future research, similar studies should be conducted with a larger sample, using, for example, health care units from several districts of Portugal.
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Projeto de Graduação apresentado à Universidade Fernando Pessoa para obtenção do grau de Licenciada em Enfermagem
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Envelhecimento Avaliação funcional ERPI Qualidade de vida Índice de Barthel Institucionalização Aging Functional assessment Quality of life Barthel index Institutionalization