The impact of hospitalization on functional independence of elderly in clinical units
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https://doi.org/10.5935/0104-7795.20050003Keywords:
Hospitalization, Functional Independece Measure, Activities of Daily Living, ElderlyAbstract
The general objective of this study was to evaluate functional independence inpatient of elderly patients in clinical wards of medical services. The study was conducted at the University Hospital in Campinas, SP with 28 geriatric inpatient admitted to the clinical wards. The Functional Independence Measure (FIMTM) instrument was used to assess patients at three moments: hospital admission, hospital discharge, and one month after discharge. Results: There was a decline of total FIMTM scores and their domains, motor and cognitive, during the period of hospitalization. At hospital admission the mean was 109.2±14.0, at hospital discharge the mean score was 97.8 ±19.4 and one month after the discharge the mean was 114.4±14.1, with significant difference (p<0.05) from admission to discharge, as well as from discharge to one month after discharge either in total FIMTM scores or in its domains. The items of self-care, bladder continence, transfer, locomotion and problems resolving decreased during the hospitalization. Conclusion: There was a functional decreased between hospitalized elderly and a recovered after return home.
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