DEPENDÊNCIA FUNCIONAL E RISCO DE QUEDAS EM IDOSOS NO AMBIENTE DOMICILIAR E FATORES ASSOCIADOS

This study aimed to evaluate the functional capacity and risk of falls to which the elderly are prone in the home environment. This is a population-based epidemiological study, quantitative, descriptive and cross-sectional, carried out in the family health strategies of the City of Cândido Sales – Ba, with 155 individuals. A questionnaire was used as a collection instrument to compose the sociodemographic profile, the MEEM, the Katz index and the Lawton-Brody scale. Data were analyzed with inferential and descriptive statistics from the Statistical Package for Social software. In the profile of the elderly, there was a predominance of age up to 79 years 78.7%, female prevalence 65.8%, singles 52.3%, not literate 59.4%, with family income of up to a minimum wage 57.4%. In the evaluation of functional dependence, the basic activities 95.5% had moderate dependence, and in instrumental activities 93.5% had partial dependence. Regarding falls, 70.3% were classified at a high risk in the home environment. It was found that the elderly have functional dependencies either in basic or instrumental activities, and that they are prone to a high risk of falls in the home environment. The study enabled an analysis of the elderly population regarding the risk of falls, while providing possibilities for discussions about aging and its implications for human beings.