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PINANEZ GARCIA, María Claudia  y  RE DOMINGUEZ, María Lorena. Epidemiological-clinical profile and functional geriatric assessment in San Miguel neighborhood from Asunción, Paraguay. Rev. Virtual Soc. Parag. Med. Int. [online]. 2015, vol.2, n.2, pp.63-69. ISSN 2312-3893.  https://doi.org/10.18004/rvspmi/2312-3893/2015.02(02)63-069.

Introduction: The last decades are characterized by population aging. In Paraguay, the population older than 60 years old represents 10% with an average mean of 70 years. The geriatric functionality is the capacity to perform basic activities of life independently. Objectives: To determine the epidemiological-clinical profile and prevalence of functional dependence in the older adults from San Miguel neighborhood in Asunción, Paraguay. Methodology: This was a descriptive cross-sectional observational study with analytical component carried out in adults older than 65 years in San Miguel neighborhood from April to July, 2014. The studied variables were: age, sex, chronic diseases, geriatric syndromes and functional capacity. The Katz index, geriatric depression scale of Yesavage and clinical records were used. Results: There was 3% of prevalence of adults older than 65 years. The socio-demographic profile corresponded to an older adult with predominance of women, mean age of 71.8 years, married and with primary education. The most frequent chronic disease was AHT while 79% of the elderly presented a geriatric syndrome prevailing depression (43%). Forty one percent of the studied population presented functional dependence in the basic activities of daily living. A significant association was found between depression and basic functionality. Conclusion: The most frequent chronic disease was arterial hypertension. The prevalence of functional dependence and depression is high in older adults.

Palabras clave : geriatric assessment; old adult; functional dependence; Katz index.

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