New Advances in Brain & Critical Care(NABCC)

Statistician at the Municipality of São Paulo, Brazil

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• Research Article   
  Psychometric Evidence of the Self-Care Actions Scale Focusing on Basic Activities of Daily Living for Elderly People
  Author(s): Jose Vitor da Silva*, Marcos Toyotoshi Maeda and Fabiana de Souza Orlandi
  
  Introduction: Basic Activities of Daily Living are indicators of functionality and physical independence and are part of the functional capacity of elderly people. Objectives: to interpret the psychometric properties of the Self-Care Actions Scale with Focus on Basic Activities of Daily Living (EACAC-ABVD). Methods: This was a methodological, descriptive and analytical study. The sample consisted of 1200 participants, of both sexes, aged 70 or over, living in cities in the south of the state of Minas Gerais. The instruments used were: Instrument to characterize the basic conditioning factors of elderly people; Self-Care Actions Scale with Focus on Basic Activities of Daily Living (EACAC-ABVD) and Scale to Assess Self-Care Capabilities (EACAC). Results: EACAC-ABVD consisted of 25 items and.. Read More»
  

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