Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:13:25Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 JairSVJ.pdf: 494758 bytes, checksum: ff6d790cbf26c2b6783c7734bbfc33e1 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-09-29 / Funda??o de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado da Bahia / The identification of the factors that interfere in the decline of functional conditions is useful in the planning of actions addressing the improvement in the conditions of the lives of elderly people. The purpose of this investigation was to analyze the relationship between social demographics and health aspects of the functional condition in elderly women of low income of the Brazilian northeast. This crosssectional study involved a representative sample of 222 women with an average age of 70 years (? 7.1), belonging to coexisting groups and that were resident in the urban area of the municipal district of Jequi? /Bahia. In order to achieve this objective, a battery of physical tests of functional aptitude was carried out previously tested in pilot study, anthropometric measurements collected with a comparison of the measures referred to the reported weight and height as well as the application of an interview with questions containing subjects related to social demographic variables, clinical conditions and health, physical conditions and behaviors. Descriptive statistics Proceedings (frequency, average, standard deviation and percent distribution) were used for statistic analysis, and the calculation of the respective odds ratio by binary logistics regression, for the analysis of factors hierarchically grouped; p<0.05. The prevalence of 56% (n=122) of women considered with moderated or serious type of functional limitations was found, In which from multi-varied hierarchical analysis, significant association was verified with the age group over 80 years (p=0.02), conditions of widowhood (p=0.04), presence of arterial hypertension (p=0.001), and physical inactivity during leisure time (p=0.03). On the other hand for functional incapacities the prevalence was of 46.8% (n=104) being associated to the increase of the age (p=0.01), hospitalization (p=0.02), absence of physical activities along their lives (p=0.001) and the occurrence of alterations in the cognitive function (p=0.001). The normative table for the parameters of physical fitness generated conducive to health professionals in the diagnosis of health conditions and the prescription of physical exercises. The identified characteristics that are associated with the functional limitations / functional incapacities suggest a complex causal net in the determination of the functional condition in elderly women. However, actions addressed to the incentive of the practice of physical activities in the leisure time and the preservation of the cognitive function can contribute to a life with more quality for these people. This research was multidisciplinary approach to involve elements of psychology, nutrition and Physical Education in the elucidation of the object of study related to the functional condition of elderly women / A identifica??o de fatores que interferem no decl?nio da condi??o funcional ? ?til no planejamento de a??es direcionadas as melhorias nas condi??es de vida das pessoas idosas. O prop?sito dessa investiga??o foi o de analisar a rela??o dos aspectos s?cio-demogr?ficos e referentes a sa?de com a condi??o funcional em mulheres idosas de baixa renda do nordeste brasileiro. Este estudo teve um delineamento transversal, tendo uma amostra representativa de 222 mulheres, com m?dia de 70 anos (? 7,2) pertencentes a grupos de conviv?ncia e que eram residentes na zona urbana do munic?pio de Jequi?, Bahia. Para tanto foi conduzida uma bateria de testes de desempenho f?sico para avalia??o da aptid?o funcional previamente testada em estudo piloto, coletadas medidas antropom?tricas com a compara??o de medidas referidas com as reportadas para o peso e estatura, al?m da aplica??o de uma entrevista contendo quest?es relativas ?s vari?veis s?cio-demogr?ficas, condi??es cl?nicas, sa?de percebida, condi??es f?sicas e comportamentais. Para an?lise estat?stica foram utilizados procedimentos da estat?stica descritiva (freq??ncia, m?dia, desvio padr?o e distribui??o percent?lica) e o c?lculo da respectiva raz?o de chances mediante regress?o log?stica bin?ria, para an?lise de fatores hierarquicamente agrupados; p<0,05. Encontrou-se uma preval?ncia de 56% (n=122) de mulheres consideradas com limita??es funcionais do tipo moderada ou grave, nos quais a partir de an?lise multivariada hierarquizada, verificaram-se associa??o significativa com a faixa et?ria superior a 80 anos (p=0,02), condi??es de viuvez (p=0,04), presen?a de hipertens?o arterial (p=0,001), e inatividade f?sica no lazer (p=0,03). J? para as incapacidades funcionais a preval?ncia foi de 46,8% (n=104) sendo associada ao aumento da idade (p=0,01), hospitaliza??o (p=0,02), aus?ncia de pr?ticas de atividades f?sicas ao longo da vida (p=0,001) e a ocorr?ncia de altera??es na fun??o cognitiva (p=0,001). A tabela normativa para os par?metros de aptid?o f?sica gerada favorece aos profissionais de sa?de no diagn?stico das condi??es de sa?de e na prescri??o de exerc?cios f?sicos. As caracter?sticas identificadas que se associaram ?s limita??es funcionais/incapacidades funcionais sugerem uma complexa rede causal na determina??o da condi??o funcional em mulheres idosas. No entanto, a??es direcionadas ao incentivo da pr?tica de atividades f?sicas no lazer e a preserva??o da fun??o cognitiva podem contribuir para uma vida com mais qualidade a estas pessoas. Esta investiga??o teve a abordagem multidisciplinar ao envolver elementos da psicologia, nutri??o e da Educa??o F?sica na elucida??o do objeto de estudo relacionado ? condi??o funcional de mulheres idosas.