Banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO: CLÁUDIA MENDES DA SILVA

Uma banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : CLÁUDIA MENDES DA SILVA
DATE: 17/07/2023
TIME: 10:00
LOCAL: meet
TITLE:

EVALUATION OF THE FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY OF THE ELDERLY POST-COVID-19

KEY WORDS:

Keywords: Elderly. Functional Status. COVID-19.

PAGES: 61
BIG AREA: Ciências da Saúde
AREA: Saúde Coletiva
SUMMARY:

Introduction: COVID-19 is characterized as an acute respiratory infection caused by the SARS-CoV-2 

coronavirus. It has high transmissibility and global distribution, with the elderly as the group 

most at risk of developing severe forms and with the potential to compromise their functional capacity. 

Objectives: To assess the implications of COVID-19 on the post-infection functional status of elderly people. 

Method: The study was divided into two stages: 1) scope review, conducted according to the method proposed 

by the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI). The literature search took place from December 2022 to February 2023 

in the following databases: Cochrane Library; Latin American and Caribbean health Sciences Literature (LILACS);

 Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE) via PubMed; Scopus (Elsevier) and Web 

of Science, both through remote access by the Federated Academic Community (CAFe). As descriptors 

were used: "Aged", "Elderly", "Functional Status", "Functionality", "Post-COVID-19" and "Long COVID-19" 

indexed in Portuguese, English and Spanish in the Descriptors in Health Science ( DecS) and Medical 

Subject Headings (MeSH); 2) descriptive, cross-sectional study, with an epidemiological approach, 

carried out in a Family Health Unit in the city of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, with elderly residents of

 the community, survivors of COVID-19. For data collection, individual interviews were conducted 

with the elderly, with the application of three instruments: clinical-therapeutic form, Health 

Handbook for the Elderly, and the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB). Data were analyzed u

sing the JAMOVI 1.6.2.3 software, using absolute and relative frequencies, in addition to dispersion 

measures, referring to the arithmetic mean and standard deviation. 

Results: 1) 817 potentially eligible studies were identified, of which 

12 were selected because they met the eligibility criteria. 

The complementary search in the reference list of the articles allowed the inclusion of one more article, 

totaling 13 studies that composed the final sample. Post-COVID-19 functional impairment was present 

in most of the studies included in the sample and that the factors associated with this decline included frailty 

and physical inactivity prior to infection, older age, complications during infection, duration of mechanical 

ventilation and hospitalization and comorbidities. 2) Under development. 

Final Considerations: COVID-19 can cause disabling sequelae, even after hospital discharge, leading to 

limitations in the performance of activities of daily living for the elderly. Therefore, the implementation of 

comprehensive care, structured in multidimensional assessment is essential.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - 2374850 - THAIZA TEIXEIRA XAVIER NOBRE
Interna - 2262871 - ANA ELZA OLIVEIRA DE MENDONCA
Externo ao Programa - 3298907 - BRUNO ARAÚJO DA SILVA DANTAS - UFRN