dependance; functional capacities; Nursing home; Aging; Geriatrics and Gerontology; Physiology (medical); General Medicine
Abstract :
[en] The vast majority of people living in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) are octogenarians (i.e., in Québec, 57.4% of the residents are age 85 or older, 26.2% are between age 75 and 84, 10.7% are between age 65 and 74, and 5.7% are below age 65 (1)), who are affected by a great loss of physical or cognitive autonomy due to illnesses and are unable to maintain their independence, safety and mobility at home. For the majority of them, their last living environment will be a LTCF. Moreover, the annual turnover in LTCFs is one-third of all residents (2) while the average length of stay is 823 days (1). Therefore the main challenges for caregivers in LTCFs are the maintenance of functional capacities and preventing patients from becoming bedridden and isolated. Measuring the level of autonomy and functional capacities is therefore a key element in the care of institutionalized people. Several validated tools are available to quantify the degree of dependence and the functional capacities of older people living in long-term care facilities. This narrative review aims to present the characteristics of the specific population living in long-term care facilities and describe the most widely used and validated tools to measure their level of autonomy and functional capacities.
Disciplines :
Geriatrics
Author, co-author :
Buckinx, Fanny ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la santé publique > Santé publique, Epidémiologie et Economie de la santé ; Département des sciences de l’activité physique, Faculté des Sciences, Groupe de recherche en activité physique adaptée, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Canada ; Centre de Recherche de l’Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal, Montréal, Canada
Peyrusqué, E.; Département des sciences de l’activité physique, Faculté des Sciences, Groupe de recherche en activité physique adaptée, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Canada ; Centre de Recherche de l’Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal, Montréal, Canada
Kergoat, M.J.; Centre de Recherche de l’Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal, Montréal, Canada ; Faculté de médecine, département de médecine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada
Aubertin-Leheudre, Mylene; Département des sciences de l’activité physique, Faculté des Sciences, Groupe de recherche en activité physique adaptée, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Canada ; Centre de Recherche de l’Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal, Montréal, Canada
Language :
English
Title :
Reference Standard for the Measurement of Loss of Autonomy and Functional Capacities in Long-Term Care Facilities
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