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    Quality of life and functional capacity of the hospitalized older adult in the orthogeriatrics unit of a hospital del Callao – 2018
    (Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 2019-01-21) Salluca Osorio, Maria Angelica; Velásquez Chafloque, María Emilia; Perez Siguas, Rosa Eva
    Objective: To determine the relationship between quality of life and functional capacity of elderly hospitalized patients in the Orthogeriatrics Unit of a hospital in Callao - 2018. Materials and Methods: The study is quantitative, correlational, and cross-sectional. The population consisted of 64 elderly adults. The WHOQOL-Bref questionnaire and the Barthel Index were used. The technique was the survey. Results: The quality of life of the elderly was moderate (92.2%). In terms of dimensions, physical health was predominantly at a medium level (54.7%), psychological health was at a medium level (62.5%), social relationships were predominantly at a low level (45.3%), and the environment dimension was predominantly at a high level (82.8%). Regarding functional capacity, 37.5% had moderate dependence. In terms of dimensions, 46.9% were independent in eating, and 81.3% were independent in personal hygiene. The dimension of climbing and descending stairs showed 95.3% incapacity, while the dimensions of using the toilet and bathing showed 72.9% and 87.5% dependence, respectively. In the dressing and undressing dimension, 67.2% needed help, while in fecal control, 48.4% needed help, and in urinary control, 59.4% were continent, meaning they were independent. Conclusions: The variables quality of life and functional capacity of the elderly have a moderate directly proportional relationship.