[Functional capacity for daily living activities among senior citizens attending Community Centers in the city of Zaragoza, Spain, 2005].

Background: To study the dependence related to aging is of particular interest in Aragon, where the population is one of the most aged in Spain. The objective of this study is that of quantifying the degree of functional dependence for daily living activities (DLA) and identifying the personal traits related thereto among individuals age 65 and above who are living at home and attend Community Centers in the city of Zaragoza.

Methods: Cross-sectional study with 380 individuals selected by two-stage sampling.