Background:

In Chile the older people increasing in the last decades. Have settled comprehensive policies of positive anging whit the objective of protect de functional health oh older people. However, there’s a little bit evidence on the current situation functionality of this age group population.

Objetive:

To characterize the functionality of Chilean older people based in reports to REM-P5 between 2012 -2016 years.

Materials and methods:

Study with quantitative approach whit no experimental design, of descriptive scope and retrospective cut. National and regional records were taken from the years 2012-2016 of REM-P5 Section A, as well as the entry and exit records of the Mas Self-Employed Seniors program were recorded.

Results:

A decrease in functionality was evidenced between 2012-2016 (1.4%). Highlighting. During this period, a higher percentage of functionality was observed in men than in women and a decrease in functionality as they aged. The northern and extreme south areas concentrated the highest percentage of older people with high levels of functionality and total dependence. Related to the "Más Adultos Mayores Autovalentes" Program, the number of people who maintained self-valence increased over those who improved their self-valence (7% difference) between years 2015-2016.

Conclusion:

The functionality of older people in Chile has been decreasing, with differences by sex and region. These findings could help focus intervention and monitoring health policies aimed at the functionality of older people.

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