Abstract

Session presented on Friday, July 24, 2015: Purpose: To assess the correlation between the cognitive, functional and physical abilities of packer elderly volunteer in two commercial brands at Saltillo, Coahuila Methods: Descriptive correlational study between the cognitive, functional y physic abilities trough the Pfeiffer questionnaire, Barthel's index (AVD), Lawton & Brody scale and (AIVD) and the Senior Fitness Test; with 270 elderly people (AM) (n 1= 144 y n 2= 126 ) of two retailers in Saltillo, Coahuila, purposefully selected as they were presented at the time of data collection, which were processed through the statistical program SPSS V.21 Results: The average age of the elderly in the retailer 1 (CC1 [n 1 ]) was 69.94 (DE=5.45) while in retailer 2 (CC2 [n 2 ]) was 68.69 (DE= 5.27). more than 60% of the persons are masculine, the 67% are married, the average working time is 3.95 years. 42.3% of the CC1 and 38.8% of the CC2 present some type of cognitive impairment. A Spearman correlation test is performed which showed the following results between the study variables: the more ability to perform AVD the more ability to perform AIVD (p=.000). The stronger the lower limbs are, the stronger the Upper Limbs are (FMS) (p=.000). More FMI: more flexibility (p=.019). More FMS: more agility (p=.000). More FMS: more agility. More FMS: more flexibility (p=.006). More FMI: more agility (p=.000). The more flexibility in elderly people, more agility (p=.007). Conclusion: An important quantity of elderly people was found who has some kind of cognitive impairment. Being packers helps the elderly people to maintain some physical capacities in optimal conditions such as strength in upper limbs; nevertheless, shortcomings in flexibility and agility, despite relate positively.

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Alejandra Leija Mendoza, BS; Maria de los Angeles Villarreal-Reyna, PhD; Ana Laura Carrillo-Cervantes, RN; Martha Alicia Magallanes-Monrreal, RN; Juana Edith Cruz-Quevedo, RN; Maria Magdalena Delabra-Salinas, RN

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Elderly, Packer

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26th International Nursing Research Congress

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Sigma Theta Tau International

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San Juan, Puerto Rico

Conference Year

2015

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Correlation between the cognitive, functional and physical abilities of the elderly packing service

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Session presented on Friday, July 24, 2015: Purpose: To assess the correlation between the cognitive, functional and physical abilities of packer elderly volunteer in two commercial brands at Saltillo, Coahuila Methods: Descriptive correlational study between the cognitive, functional y physic abilities trough the Pfeiffer questionnaire, Barthel's index (AVD), Lawton & Brody scale and (AIVD) and the Senior Fitness Test; with 270 elderly people (AM) (n 1= 144 y n 2= 126 ) of two retailers in Saltillo, Coahuila, purposefully selected as they were presented at the time of data collection, which were processed through the statistical program SPSS V.21 Results: The average age of the elderly in the retailer 1 (CC1 [n 1 ]) was 69.94 (DE=5.45) while in retailer 2 (CC2 [n 2 ]) was 68.69 (DE= 5.27). more than 60% of the persons are masculine, the 67% are married, the average working time is 3.95 years. 42.3% of the CC1 and 38.8% of the CC2 present some type of cognitive impairment. A Spearman correlation test is performed which showed the following results between the study variables: the more ability to perform AVD the more ability to perform AIVD (p=.000). The stronger the lower limbs are, the stronger the Upper Limbs are (FMS) (p=.000). More FMI: more flexibility (p=.019). More FMS: more agility (p=.000). More FMS: more agility. More FMS: more flexibility (p=.006). More FMI: more agility (p=.000). The more flexibility in elderly people, more agility (p=.007). Conclusion: An important quantity of elderly people was found who has some kind of cognitive impairment. Being packers helps the elderly people to maintain some physical capacities in optimal conditions such as strength in upper limbs; nevertheless, shortcomings in flexibility and agility, despite relate positively.