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Abstract This study aims to verify the family functionality of elderly community members and the associated sociodemographic and health factors. This is a cross-sectional, quantitative study carried out with 637 elderly people from a municipality in Triângulo Mineiro (MG). Sociodemographic questionnaire, Mini Mental State Examination, Scales for assessing functional capacity and family Apgar were applied. The associated factors were verified by means of difference tests for independent groups, Pearson's correlation and multiple linear regression (p <0.05). There was a predominance of elderly people who consider their families to have good functionality. They were consolidated as factors associated with family functionality, respectively: perception of health, age, falls and depression. The detection of factors that generate family dysfunction provides subsidies for health professionals to plan actions in order to prevent or reestablish the balance of intrafamily bonds and promote the well-being of the elderly and their family.

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