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Situational Diagnosis of Mental and Functional Areas of Community-Dwelling Adults

Received: 31 October 2014     Accepted: 6 December 2014     Published: 16 December 2014
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A situational analysis of issues related to mental and functional areas of elderly residents of permanent stay of the city of Chihuahua was performed. It participated in the study 51 subjects, 30 women and 21 men, a battery of three scales were applied to assess cognitive aspects, emotional aspects and indicators related to the ability to perform activities of daily living of the elderly participants. The results obtained and the conclusions derived there from highlight the need for a systematic assessment in the halls of permanent residence and the urge to start a physical activation program that emphasizes directly in recovery motor independence and indirectly increasing in activities of group living in such a way that allows seniors Community-Dwelling enhance your ability to perform activities of daily life and reduce the burden on their caregivers.

Published in Science Journal of Public Health (Volume 3, Issue 1)
DOI 10.11648/j.sjph.20150301.11
Page(s) 1-5
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Keywords

Situation Assessment, Elderly, Intellectual Impairment, Functional Area

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  • Faculty of Physical Culture Sciences, Autonomous University of Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico

  • Faculty of Physical Culture Sciences, Autonomous University of Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico

  • Faculty of Physical Culture Sciences, Autonomous University of Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico

  • Faculty of Physical Culture Sciences, Autonomous University of Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico

  • Faculty of Physical Culture Sciences, Autonomous University of Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico

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