Abstract

GARCIA OTERO, Madelén; GARCIA OTERO, Marién; GARCIA PORTELA, Rafael  and  TANO LAZO, Liliana. Functional health and general diseases associated with the aged. Rev Ciencias Médicas [online]. 2010, vol.14, n.1, pp.128-137. ISSN 1561-3194.

An observation, descriptive and cross-sectional research was conducted from January to July 2008 aimed at characterizing functional health and its association with certain general diseases of the aged living in the area of No-10 Medical Office belonging to "Pedro Borras Astorga" teaching outpatient clinic in Pinar del Rio city. A volunteer and anonymous survey was applied to 108 aged, collecting the variable of sex and associated general diseases: hypertension, diabetes mellitus, ischemic heart disease and osteoarthritis. To characterize functional health the rates of Katz and Lawton-Brody concerning the independence of instrumented everyday activities were used. Female sex prevailed. Disabled and able aged that presented Hypertension and osteoarthritis exceeded four times in disabled. Increasing preventive, educative and control measures to achieve favorable lifestyle changes in patients that participated in the study, due to the high frequency of hypertension.

Keywords : AGED; DIABETES MELLITUS; LIFE STYLE; HYPERTENSION; OSTEOARTHRITIS.

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