WHICH OLDER PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY HAVE THE HIGHEST CLINICAL-FUNCTIONAL VULNERABILITY?

Autor: Aline Martins Alves, Nathália de Oliveira Andrade, Maria Eduarda Leite Facina, Beatriz Rodrigues de Souza Melo, Aline Cristina Martins Gratão, Tatiana Carvalho Reis Martins, Bruna Moretti Luchesi
Jazyk: English<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 2021
Předmět:
Zdroj: Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging, Vol 15, Pp 1-7 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2447-2123
DOI: 10.53886/gga.e0210027
Popis: OBJECTIVE: To identify the factors related to clinical-functional vulnerability in older people. METHODS: This cross-sectional quantitative study was conducted in 2018/2019 with 492 older adults registered in Family Health Strategy units in the city of Três Lagoas, MS, Brazil. Sociodemographic data were collected and the Clinical-Functional Vulnerability Index (CFVI-20) was applied (possible score 0-40; higher scores indicate greater vulnerability). A multinomial logistic regression was performed to identify the risk factors for clinical-functional vulnerability. RESULTS: The sample's mean age was 70.80 years (SD, 7.82) and the mean CFVI-20 score was 9.25 (SD, 7.09), with 17.07% at high risk of clinical-functional vulnerability, 38.82% at moderate risk, and 44.11% at low risk. Low education, social isolation, difficulty sleeping, and being female were risk factors for moderate vulnerability. On the other hand, low education, social isolation, difficulty sleeping, physical inactivity, being female, not using alcohol, and not participating in social groups were risk factors for high vulnerability. CONCLUSIONS: The CFVI-20 is convenient for primary health care contexts, since it is fast and easy to apply. By recognizing factors related to vulnerability, specific preventive actions can be planned.
Databáze: Directory of Open Access Journals