Functional status and quality of life over seventy years old

Epidemiologic sectional descriptive study, at a Primary Health Care Attenti on Unit in Mieres-Sur (Asturias, Spain). Random Selection (n = 300, a = 5%, E = 5%), among the over 70 population. We have investigated: Primary Socio biological Functions (PSF), Self-Maintaining and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (SIADL), Quality of Life, and another clinical and socioecono mical aspects. We have investigated 273 over 70 people (91% of random sampl e, 55% women, 45% men). The 63% were people with less than seven years on e nrolment in a school. The 11% were people with cognitive default impairment , 21% were people who lived alone, 26% were people who considered their inc omes not enough. In 31% were people with depression (21% incidence) and 80% were people with a tipe of multiple pathology. We have obtained a result o f independency of 66% and 39 in the PSF and SIADL scales. In Charts WONCA t he results were: 78% good fisical level, 65% good daily activity, 46% gener al condition, 49% good sentiments level and 78% good social activities. Ln Primary Health Care quality of life and geriatric assessment are easily mea suring. The big proportion of depression has neccesary been suspected at th is level of care.