Functional dependence among older adults: a cross-sectional study with a rural population of southern Brazil

Prof Rodrigo Meucci

qualifications: PhD

contribution: Study conception and design, Drafting of manuscript, Critical revision

contribution: Federal University of Rio Grande, Postgraduate Programmes in Public Health and Health Sciences, Rio Grande do Sul, Rio Grande, Brazil

position: Professor

Epidemiologist, Professor at the Federal University of Rio Grande (FURG), coordinator of the EpiRural Study – cohort of older adults in the rural area of Rio Grande, RS, Brazil. During his PhD, he investigated work related morbidities among tobacco farmers in southern Brazil.

Ms Andrea Aguiar De Oliveira

contribution: Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript

position: MSc Student

Ms Gabrielle Araújo

qualifications: MSc

contribution: Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript

Dr Tatiane Gonzalez

contribution: Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript, Critical revision

position: PhD Student

Ms Giovanna Pagliaro

contribution: Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript

position: Student

Ms Tchurle Hoffmann

contribution: Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript

position: Student

Prof Luana Marmitt

qualifications: PhD

contribution: Analysis and interpretation of data, Critical revision

position: Professor