Capacidade funcional: associação ao risco para quedas, medo de cair e dor em idosos

EnglishObjective: to associate functional capacity with the risk of falls, fear of falling, and pain in hospitalized elderly. Methods: cross-sectional study with 130 elderlies. The following scales were applied: Activities of Daily Living, Instrumental Activities of Daily Living, Morse Falls, Fear of Falling and Pain. The Kruskal-Wallis test was used to associate the categorical variables to the Daily Living Activities and Pain Scales and the Chi-square test to the Morse Falls. Spearman’s Correlation Coefficient was used to associate the continuous variables with the Fear of Falling Scale. Results: most of the elderlies were independent for basic and instrumental activities of daily living, had high risk for falls, little concern about the possibility of falling, and no pain. Those with higher risk for falls are those with more dependence and have more concern about falling. Conclusion: there was an association between functional capacity and the scales fear of falling and pain. portuguesObjetivo: associar a capacidade funcional ao risco de quedas, medo de cair e dor nos idosos hospitalizados. Metodos: estudo transversal com 130 idosos. Foram aplicadas as escalas: atividades de Vida Diaria, Atividades Instrumentais de Vida Diaria, Morse Falls, Medo de Cair e Dor. Utilizou-se o teste de Kruskal-Wallis para associar as variaveis categoricas as Escalas de Atividades de Vida Diaria e de Dor e o teste Qui-Quadrado a Morse Falls. Para associar as variaveis continuas a escala Medo de Cair, utilizou-se o Coeficiente de Correlacao de Spearman. Resultados: a maioria dos idosos era independente para as atividades basicas e instrumentais de vida diaria, apresentava risco alto para quedas, pouca preocupacao mediante a possibilidade de cair e ausencia de dor. Aqueles com maior risco para quedas sao os com maior dependencia e apresentam maior preocupacao com a queda. Conclusao: verificou-se associacao entre capacidade funcional as escalas medo de cair e dor.