Publications by authors named "Carla Sandra Pereira"
Introduction: Systematic evaluation and registration of adults functionality with chronic diseases is relevant, because it allows: 'flattening' health, social and employment policies, according to the person's functionality with chronic diseases, providing health and social professionals with a data collection, which complements disease records, and finally, measuring functionality gains. The objective of the study was to develop a National Functionality Table for active age adults with chronic disease, according to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health of the World Health Organization.
Material And Methods: Quantitative and qualitative methods were used; literature review (17 articles), focal group (nine experts), Delphi panel (16 experts) and exploratory study (309 persons with chronic diseases).
Objective: To evaluate the elderly persons' functionality, based on the International Classification of Functionality.
Methods: a cross-sectional, descriptive study; a stratified random sample of 903 elderly persons; a confidence level of 95%; and a margin of error of 2.5%.