Functional capacity of elderly people: implications for instrumental activities of daily living

Objective: to describe the implications of social and cultural factors for instrumental activities of daily living of elderly people who participate of an interaction group. Methods: qualitative study, of ethno-nursing type, performed with 35 elderlies of a university extension project. Data collect...

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Main Authors: George Luiz Alves Santos, Rosimere Ferreira Santana
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Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará 2017-11-01
Series:Rev Rene
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/30822
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description Objective: to describe the implications of social and cultural factors for instrumental activities of daily living of elderly people who participate of an interaction group. Methods: qualitative study, of ethno-nursing type, performed with 35 elderlies of a university extension project. Data collection was based on on-site observations, field journal and interviews. Analysis of the data was carried out in four phases proposed by ethno-nursing. Results: information technology, mobile telephones, accessibility to urban space, low education levels, as well as the slowness associated with the aging process influenced daily activities performance and impact on their functional capacity. Conclusion: cultural values and ways of life were expressed in daily habits that characterized the old way of being, a gerontology culture. Political, legal, friendship and social factors were described.
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spelling doaj-art-4c3673444498415cb15c83225d15a3e02025-08-20T12:51:45ZengUniversidade Federal do CearáRev Rene1517-38522175-67832017-11-01185Functional capacity of elderly people: implications for instrumental activities of daily livingGeorge Luiz Alves SantosRosimere Ferreira SantanaObjective: to describe the implications of social and cultural factors for instrumental activities of daily living of elderly people who participate of an interaction group. Methods: qualitative study, of ethno-nursing type, performed with 35 elderlies of a university extension project. Data collection was based on on-site observations, field journal and interviews. Analysis of the data was carried out in four phases proposed by ethno-nursing. Results: information technology, mobile telephones, accessibility to urban space, low education levels, as well as the slowness associated with the aging process influenced daily activities performance and impact on their functional capacity. Conclusion: cultural values and ways of life were expressed in daily habits that characterized the old way of being, a gerontology culture. Political, legal, friendship and social factors were described.https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/30822Nursing CareHealth of the ElderlyGeriatric NursingCulture.
spellingShingle George Luiz Alves Santos
Rosimere Ferreira Santana
Functional capacity of elderly people: implications for instrumental activities of daily living
Rev Rene
Nursing Care
Health of the Elderly
Geriatric Nursing
Culture.
title Functional capacity of elderly people: implications for instrumental activities of daily living
title_full Functional capacity of elderly people: implications for instrumental activities of daily living
title_fullStr Functional capacity of elderly people: implications for instrumental activities of daily living
title_full_unstemmed Functional capacity of elderly people: implications for instrumental activities of daily living
title_short Functional capacity of elderly people: implications for instrumental activities of daily living
title_sort functional capacity of elderly people implications for instrumental activities of daily living
topic Nursing Care
Health of the Elderly
Geriatric Nursing
Culture.
url https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/30822
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