Prevalence and Factors Associated With Locomotive Syndrome in Community-Dwelling Older Adults

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ID21432816
AuthorsTereza Cristina Araújo da Silva (0000-0002-2720-3903, Universidade Federal do Piauí), Maria Do Livramento Fortes Figueiredo (0000-0003-4938-2807, Universidade Federal do Piauí), Ana Clara dos Santos e Silva Costa (0000-0003-0267-3340, Universidade Federal do Piauí), Eukália Pereira da Rocha (0000-0003-2588-2639, Universidade Federal do Piauí), Luana Maria Costa Borges (0000-0003-2457-9144, Universidade Federal do Piauí), Juan José Tirado Darder (0000-0003-4426-0771, Universidad Europea de Valencia)
Year2021
Volume30
Publication date2021-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueTexto & Contexto - Enfermagem (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0104-0707 • E-ISSN: 1980-265X
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/1980-265x-tce-2020-0494
OpenAlexW3198248606
SciELOS0104-07072021000100374
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited20

Objective: to analyze prevalence and the factors associated with locomotive syndrome in community-dwelling older adults. Method: a cross-sectional study, developed in a municipal center for the care of older adults in Teresina, Piauí, Brazil. The sample was for convenience and comprised 204 older adults aged 60 years or more, of both genders and with preserved cognitive capacity, according to parameters of the Mini Mental State Examination. Data collection occurred from March to November 2018, by applying a form for sociodemographic, clinical and falls occurrence characterization and the 25-item Geriatric Locomotive Function Scale. To measure the strength of the associations between the variables, odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals were adopted. The statistical significance level was set at 5% for the analyses. Results: the prevalence of locomotive syndrome found was 37.2%. The factors associated with the presence of locomotive syndrome were individual monthly income (p=0.005); existence of one of the following comorbidities: systemic arterial hypertension (p=0.039), osteoporosis (p=0.016), arthrosis (p

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