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This study aims to examine the prevalence of functional dependence and associated factors among Brazilian older people with functional dependence 12 months after COVID-19 infection. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out involving people aged 60 years or older in the state of Paran\u00e1, Brazil. One year after notification or hospital discharge due to COVID-19, between June 2021 and March 2022, participants responded to a questionnaire via telephone call about sociodemographic data and data on functionality using the Measure of Functional Independence (FIM). The outcome variable \u201cassessment of functional capacity\u201d was divided into functional dependence (FIM Total &lt; 104) and functional independence (FIM Total \u2265 104). Results: A total of 768 older adults participated, with an average age of 68.03 \u00b1 6.8 years (range between 60 and 100). A majority of them were female (50.3%), white (46%), with low education (37.4%), had a partner (56.3%), did not live alone (72.4%), and had their own home (52.2%). The prevalence of functional dependence was 7.2%. On average, participants scored 5.4 points lower on FIM one year after COVID-19 infection compared with those in the acute phase of COVID-19 (125.5 vs. 120.1; p &lt; 0.001). Functional dependence was higher (p &lt; 0.05) among women when compared to men (aOR = 2.28); in people who changed their work situation due to COVID-19 when compared to those with no change (aOR = 5.27); in people with fair\/poor\/bad self-reported health compared to those with excellent\/good health (aOR = 2.97); in people with cardiovascular symptoms compared to those without cardiovascular symptoms (aOR = 3.37); and among the most severe cases of the disease (treatment in ICU) compared to mild cases (outpatient treatment) (aOR = 10.5). Conclusions: Most participants presented functional independence 12 months after COVID-19 infection. Cases of functional dependence were influenced by multidimensional factors, including physical health, economic, and psychosocial aspects.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/jcm14010009","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,12,24]],"date-time":"2024-12-24T09:48:58Z","timestamp":1735033738000},"page":"9","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Functional Capacity Among Brazilian Older Adults 12 Months After COVID-19 Infection: A Cross-Sectional Study"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"14","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1667-8401","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Fl\u00e1via Cristina Sierra","family":"de Souza","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Postgraduate Nursing, State University of Maring\u00e1, Avenida Colombo, 5790-Campus Universit\u00e1rio, Maring\u00e1 87020-900, Brazil"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1080-9535","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Carlos","family":"Laranjeira","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Health Sciences, Campus 2, Polytechnic University of Leiria, Morro do Lena, Alto do Vieiro, Apartado 4137, 2411-901 Leiria, Portugal"},{"name":"Centre for Innovative Care and Health Technology (ciTechCare), Polytechnic University of Leiria, Campus 5, Rua das Olhalvas, 2414-016 Leiria, Portugal"},{"name":"Comprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC), University of \u00c9vora, 7000-801 \u00c9vora, Portugal"}]},{"given":"Maria Aparecida","family":"Salci","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Postgraduate Nursing, State University of Maring\u00e1, Avenida Colombo, 5790-Campus Universit\u00e1rio, Maring\u00e1 87020-900, Brazil"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2572-8789","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Carla Franciele","family":"H\u00f6ring","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Departamento de Estat\u00edstica, State University of Maring\u00e1, Avenida Colombo, 5790-Campus Universit\u00e1rio, Maring\u00e1 87020-900, Brazil"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6071-692X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Herbert Leopoldo de Freitas","family":"G\u00f3es","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Postgraduate Nursing, State University of Maring\u00e1, Avenida Colombo, 5790-Campus Universit\u00e1rio, Maring\u00e1 87020-900, Brazil"}]},{"given":"Vanessa Denardi Antoniassi","family":"Baldissera","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Postgraduate Nursing, State University of Maring\u00e1, Avenida Colombo, 5790-Campus Universit\u00e1rio, Maring\u00e1 87020-900, Brazil"}]},{"given":"D\u00e9bora","family":"Moura","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Postgraduate Nursing, State University of Maring\u00e1, Avenida Colombo, 5790-Campus Universit\u00e1rio, Maring\u00e1 87020-900, Brazil"}]},{"given":"Viviani Camboin","family":"Meireles","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Postgraduate Nursing, State University of Maring\u00e1, Avenida Colombo, 5790-Campus Universit\u00e1rio, Maring\u00e1 87020-900, Brazil"}]},{"given":"Maria Fernanda","family":"Prado","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Postgraduate Nursing, State University of Maring\u00e1, Avenida Colombo, 5790-Campus Universit\u00e1rio, Maring\u00e1 87020-900, Brazil"}]},{"given":"Susanne Elero","family":"Betiolli","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Programa de P\u00f3s-Gradua\u00e7\u00e3o em Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Paran\u00e1, Curitiba 80060-000, Brazil"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6450-5599","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jes\u00fas","family":"Puente Alcaraz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Nursing, University of Burgos, 09001 Burgos, Spain"}]},{"given":"Carlos Alexandre Molena","family":"Fernandes","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Postgraduate Nursing, State University of Maring\u00e1, Avenida Colombo, 5790-Campus Universit\u00e1rio, Maring\u00e1 87020-900, Brazil"}]},{"given":"L\u00edgia","family":"Carreira","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Postgraduate Nursing, State University of Maring\u00e1, Avenida Colombo, 5790-Campus Universit\u00e1rio, Maring\u00e1 87020-900, Brazil"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,12,24]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","first-page":"157","article-title":"WHO Declares COVID-19 a Pandemic","volume":"91","author":"Cucinotta","year":"2020","journal-title":"Acta Biomed."},{"key":"ref_2","unstructured":"Minist\u00e9rio da Sa\u00fade (2024, November 17). 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