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Results: Eight out of ten elderly in Spain are able to develop any ADL without help, according to their requiered physical effort, handiness or mobility. Older, females, widowed and those refering bad health conditions are usually more unable. Loneliness is associated with the ability for household activities. Social status and size of place of residence do not seem to affect functional disability using this source.
Resultados: Cerca del 80% de los ancianos son autónomos y su grado de autonomía depende del esfuerzo, especialización o movilidad requeridas. Los más viejos, las mujeres, los viudos y quienes declaran peores condiciones de salud son más "incapaces". La soledad sólo influye en la autonomía para las labores domésticas. No se observaron diferencias según el estatus social y el tamaño de hábitat de residencia.
Método: La información se obtuvo de la pregunta 36, sobre autovalimiento de ancianos no institucionalizados (3361 individuos de 65 y más años), de la Encuesta Nacional de Salud de 1993. Las AVD se clasificaron en tres grupos (autocuidados, labores domésticas y movilidad), evaluados según sus puntuaciones y en relación con variables socio-demográficas y sanitarias obtenidas de la misma fuente.
Conclusiones: El rol social de individuo, según su sexo y estado civil, es un factor fundamental para comprender la autonomía en unas u otras AVD. Las enfermedades menos severas influyen especialmente, por su mayor prevalencia, sobre la capacidad funcional de los ancianos. Otras variables (hábitat o estatus social) requieren un análisis más específico no previsto en esta fuente.
Method: The National Health Survey (Ministry of Health, 1993) was used to mesure the functional ability of non-institutionalized people aged 65 years and over (3361 individuals) inthree groups of activities: self-maintenance, household and mobile activíties. Their scores were associated with sociodemographic and health variables obtained from the same source.
Conclusions: Social roles, by gender and marital status, contribute to a better knowledge of the elderly's independence for doing some or other ADL. More prevalent but less serious diseases have a particular influence on non-institutionalized elderly. Variables as social status or size of place of residence requiere a more specific analysis.
[ES] Fundamentos: El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar la capacidad de los ancianos para realizar actividades de la vida diaria (AVD) y sus factores condicionantes.
[EN] Background: To analyse the ability of the elderly people to carry out activities of daily Iife (ADL) and their conditioning factors.
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Daily life activities, Encuesta Nacional de Salud, Disability, Spain, Población vieja, España, National Health Survey, Estado de salud, Actividades de la vida diaria, Elderly people, Incapacidad, Health status
Daily life activities, Encuesta Nacional de Salud, Disability, Spain, Población vieja, España, National Health Survey, Estado de salud, Actividades de la vida diaria, Elderly people, Incapacidad, Health status
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