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0117/2018 - The association between anemia and some aspects of the functionality in the elderly.
A associação entre anemia e alguns aspectos da funcionalidade em idosos.

Author:

• Vanessa Leite Braz - Braz, VL - <vanessa.leitebraz@gmail.com>

Co-author(s):

• Yeda Aparecida de Oliveira Duarte - Duarte, Y.A.O - <yedaenf@usp.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3933-2179
• Ligiana Pires Corona - Corona, L.P. - <ligiana.corona@fca.unicamp.br, lillypires@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5298-7714


Abstract:

Objective: to evaluate the association between anemia and some activities of daily living associated with the power supply and the difficulty in chewing and swallowing. Methods: cross-sectional study, which examined 1256 individuals aged 60 years or more who were part of the third collection of SABE Study (Health, Wellbeing and Aging). It was considered anemic men with blood haemoglobin ≤ 13 g/dL and women with values ≤ 12 g/dL. Results: prevalence of anemia increased in individuals who reported a reduction in food consumption due to complaints of chewing and swallowing, in individuals with difficulty chewing and in individuals who reported difficulty in feeding due to complaints of chewing and swallowing. Anemia was also more prevalent in those with difficulty to feed themselves and to shop for food. In the analysis, the presence of a complaint of chewing and swallowing was associated with the chance of anemia almost 2 times of those individuals without complaints, and the presence of 2 or 3 complaints of chewing and swallowing was associated with the chance of 2.7. Conclusion: The presence of difficulties in chewing and swallowing were associated to higher prevalence of anemia, even after adjusting for other factors, with a dose-response effect, pointing the importance of multidisciplinary work with older adults.

Keywords:

Anemia, elderly, functionality.

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Braz, VL, Duarte, Y.A.O, Corona, L.P.. The association between anemia and some aspects of the functionality in the elderly.. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2018/Mar). [Citado em 27/09/2024]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/the-association-between-anemia-and-some-aspects-of-the-functionality-in-the-elderly/16650



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