Family functionality: a study of Brazilian institutionalized elderly individuals.

Abstract

This study presents an analysis of a potential association between family functionality and the variables of gender, length of institutionalization, family composition, depressive symptoms, and cognitive disorders in elderly individuals living in Long-Term Care Facilities (LTCF) in a city in the interior of São Paulo, Brazil. This is a quantitative, cross-sectional study with a descriptive-correlational design. A total of 107 institutionalized elderly individuals were interviewed. Data were analyzed through raw and adjusted Logistic Regression. The results indicate that most elderly individuals experience family dysfunction, 57% present a high level of family dysfunction, 21% present moderate family dysfunction and 22% present good family functionality. There was a statistical association between the Family APGAR and the variables of length of institutionalization, depressive symptoms, family composition and cognitive disorders.

• Authors: Simone Camargo de Oliveira, Sofia Cristina Iost Pavarini, Fabiana de Souza Orlandi, Marisa Silvana Zazzeta de Mendiondo
• Journal: Archives of gerontology and geriatrics (Arch Gerontol Geriatr) 2014 Jan-Feb Vol. 58 Issue 1 Pg. 170-6 ISSN: 1872-6976 [Electronic] Netherlands
• PMID: 23993267 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

Topics

• Aged
• Brazil (epidemiology)
• Cognition Disorders (epidemiology)
• Cross-Sectional Studies
• Depression (epidemiology)
• Family Relations
• Female
• Humans
• Institutionalization (statistics & numerical data)
• Long-Term Care
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Prevalence
• Risk Factors
• Urban Population