OBJECTIVE:
To investigate the functionality of elderly enrolled in the Family Health Strategy and sort by categories of activity and participation of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health ICF.
METHOD:
This is a cross-sectional, descriptive survey of 124 elderly enrolled in the Family Health Strategy of Aguas Lindas I, Ananindeua municipality, Pará state, Brazil. Data was collected in the elderly's homes. Variables were sociodemographic characteristics, functionality index by Katz and Lawton scale and level of activity and participation according to the ICF. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS 18.0 program and the chi-square test x2, with description of simple relative frequency of each domain assessed.
RESULTS:
66.9% of the elderly were female, with mean age 68.5 SD±8.19, married n=61 and receiving retirement n=69. About 65% of the elderly were independent for all activities assessed by the index of Katz and Lawton scale. As for the classification of functioning by ICF, most were classified with codes indicating no difficulty.
CONCLUSION:
The largest share of the elderly present active and participatory, in other words, are able to perform a daily task, which may represent an aging with few losses.
Aged; Public Health; International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health
