@article{Rocha_Santos_Vasconcelos_Santos_2016, title={Strength and ability to implement the activities of daily living in elderly resident in rural areas}, volume={47}, url={https://colombiamedica.univalle.edu.co/index.php/comedica/article/view/1593}, DOI={10.25100/cm.v47i3.1593}, abstractNote={<div><div id="__secid468828" class="sec sec-first"><h3>Objective:</h3><p id="__pid468832" class="p p-first-last">To examine the association between muscle strength and the ability to perform basic and instrumental activities of daily living in elderly resident in rural areas of Jequie, Brazil.</p></div><div id="__secid745040" class="sec"><h3>Methods:</h3><p id="__pid745044" class="p p-first-last">We performed a cross-sectional design study with a population of 104 individuals aged sixty or older, registered in the Family Health Unit of the district of Itajuru, Jequie-Brazil. Data collection was performed using a standardized instrument used as an interview, followed by the application of tests (bending arm with dumbbell and rising from a chair 30 sec). The basic and instrumental activities of daily living were investigated through the Katz and Lawton scales, respectively. The chi-square test with <em>p</em> ≤0.05 was used as a measure of statistical significance for bivariate analyzes between muscle strength and ability to perform daily activities.</p></div><div id="__secid745055" class="sec"><h3>Results:</h3><p id="__pid745058" class="p p-first-last">The results showed a significant association between muscle strength and dynamic ability to perform activities of daily living.</p></div><div id="__secid745061" class="sec sec-last"><h3>Conclusion:</h3><p id="__pid745064" class="p p-first-last">Reduced muscle strength is an important predictor of the functional ability of the elderly. Accordingly, it is recommended to observe muscle strength in actions directed at the elderly.</p></div></div><p> </p>}, number={3}, journal={Colombia Medica}, author={Rocha, Saulo Vasconcelos and Santos, Samara Souza and Vasconcelos, Lélia Renata Carneiro and Santos, Clarice Alves}, year={2016}, month={Sep.}, pages={167–71} }