Resultados: 3

Using structural equation modeling in the understanding of functional disability in older adults

Objective: to analyze functional disability and its associated factors among community-dwelling older adults. Method: a cross-sectional study, conducted with 1,635 older adults distributed in the following age groups: 60 to 69, 70 to 79, and 80 years old or more, living in a health macro-region of the s...

Association between living arrangement and quality of life for older adults in the community

Objective: to compare the sociodemographic and economic characteristics of the older adults in the community according to the living arrangement and to verify the association between the type of living arrangement and the quality of life scores. Method: a cross-sectional epidemiological study conducted ...

Living arrangements of the elderly and the sociodemographic and health determinants: a longitudinal study

ABSTRACT Objectives: to describe the sociodemographic characteristics and the number of morbidities in the elderly, according to the dynamics of living arrangements and evaluate the sociodemographic and health determinants of the living arrangements. Methods: this is a household longitudinal survey (...