Degree Of Functional Dependency In Elderly People With Diabetes Mellitus 2, Hospital II Chocope, 2017

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the degree of functional dependency in elderly people with Diabetes Mellitus 2. For this purpose, a descriptive, quantitative and cross-sectional study was carried out. The sample consisted of 175 elderly people diagnosed with Diabetes Mellitus 2. The survey was used as a technique and the Barthel Index (BI) for basic activities of daily life (BADL) was used as an instrument. Among the results, it was found that from 100% of the elderly population, 36% were independent, 63% had some degree of mild to severe dependency and only 1% had total dependency, according to age for BADL. The group with the highest dependency with 100% is the one with 80 years of age and over, with respect to sex, the most dependent group was women with 64%. The study concluded that mild dependency predominates, it is more frequent in women, and there is a greater level of dependency in elderly people over 80 years of age.