Síndrome da fragilidade e fatores associados em idosos comunitários do município de Santa Cruz RN
| Autor: | Sousa, Ana Carolina Patrício de Albuquerque |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Maciel, álvaro Campos Cavalcanti, Dias, Rosângela Corrêa, Guerra, Ricardo Oliveira |
| Jazyk: | portugalština |
| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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| Zdroj: | Repositório Institucional da UFRN Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN) instacron:UFRN |
| Popis: | Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior The frailty in the elderly is characterized by decreased physiological reserves, and is associated with increased risk of disability and high vulnerability to morbidity and mortality. This study is part of a multicentric project on Frailty in Elderly Brazilians (REDE FIBRA). Aims: to investigate characteristics, prevalence and associated factors related to frailty. Metodology: We interviewed 391 elderly patients aged 65 years, selected randomly. Data collection was performed using a multidimensional questionnaire containing information about socio-demographic and clinical variables. To characterize the frail elderly, was considered the phenotype proposed by Fried. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, bivariate analysis (χ ²) and binary logistic regression. Results: The prevalence of frailty was 17.1%. In the final model of multivariate analysis, was obtained as factors associated with frailty: advanced chronological age (p |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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