2012
DOI: 10.5354/0719-5346.2012.22055
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Percepciones de personas mayores sobre su desempeño en el uso de transporte público en Santiago de Chile

Abstract: Justificación: la movilidad en la comunidad es esencial en la vida de toda persona. El uso de transporte es una actividad instrumental que posibilita la movilidad en la comunidad. En la vejez esta actividad puede presentar características asociables al envejecimiento individual, la actividad misma, y el ambiente. Emerge la relevancia de conocer esta ocupación en las personas mayores chilenas y su implicancia para la Terapia Ocupacional como disciplina promotora de participación y autonomía en la vejez. Objetiv… Show more

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“…This reinforces that an aging population brings a greater chance of increasing the number of chronic degenerative diseases that can lead to different degrees of functional, social and cognitive limitations. This finding agrees with literature, which shows that the probability of elderly people aged over 75 years presenting some form of impairment in mobility increases by 47% each year 5,27 .…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 93%
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“…This reinforces that an aging population brings a greater chance of increasing the number of chronic degenerative diseases that can lead to different degrees of functional, social and cognitive limitations. This finding agrees with literature, which shows that the probability of elderly people aged over 75 years presenting some form of impairment in mobility increases by 47% each year 5,27 .…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 93%
“…While we cannot disregard the existence of factors that are intrinsic to the aging process, environmental factors, reported by the elderly and previously discussed, also contribute decisively to the occurrence of falls 32 . However, in the study by Gajardo et al 5 , none of the interviewees suffered falls, but complained of insecurity about environmental factors and fear of falling.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 93%
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