Frailty in community-dwelling older people: prevalence and associated factors

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Aged, Frail elderly, Prevalence, Healthv, Primary health care

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Foundations: Elderly people living in the community are prone to developing frailty, considered as a clinically identifiable state that increases vulnerability to adverse events and predicts disability and mortality in the elderly population. Objective: To identify the prevalence and factors associated with frailty in the elderly living in the community. Materials and method: This is a cross-sectional and analytical household survey with a quantitative approach conducted with 854 elderly people living in the community. Frailty was measured by Edmonton Frail Scale (EFS). The association between frailty and sociodemographic and clinical condition variables was measured by multiple analysis using logistic regression. Results: The prevalence of frailty found in this study was 12.3% (95% CI: 10.1 to 14.5). The logistic regression model showed that the variables statistically associated with frailty were: recurrent fall, use of walking aids, polypharmacy, poor self-rated health, dependence on basic and instrumental activities of daily living. Conclusion: The prevalence of frailty in the elderly was low compared to other national studies that employed the SAI. Results indicated potentially modifiable factors associated with frailty. Thus, the investigation of frailty syndrome and its related preventable factors are actions to be included in clinical practice.

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  • Lucélia Terra Chini, Universidade Federal de Alfenas

    Técnica Administrativa em Educação (TAE), cargo Enfermeiro - Saúde Coletiva, da Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Alfenas.

  • Tamires Marta Caliari, Universidade Federal de Alfenas. Escola de Enfermagem

    Mestra em Enfermagem pelo PPG em Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Alfenas. 

  • Conceição Terra Jonas, Prefeitura Municipal de Alfenas, MG, Brasil.

    Biomédica pela Universidade José do Rosário Vellano (Unifenas), Alfenas- MG. Atua na Prefeitura Municipal de Alfenas, MG, Brasil.

  • Daniele Sirineu Pereira, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Escola de Fisioterapia e Terapia Ocupacional

     É membro do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Reabilitação / UNIFAL-MG, do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Reabilitação da UFMG e do Programa de Pós-Graduação Biociências Aplicadas à Saúde / UNIFAL-MG. Atua nas linhas de pesquisa Saúde e Reabilitação no Idoso

  • Jair Lício Ferreira Santos, Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto

    Tem experiência na área de Saúde Coletiva, com ênfase em Epidemiologia, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: mortalidade, qualidade de vida, envelhecimento, saúde mental.

  • Altacílio Aparecido Nunes, Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto

    Atualmente é Coordenador do Núcleo de Avaliação de Tecnologias em Saúde do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto/USP (NATS-HCFMRP/USP) e Coordenador do Programa de Mestrado Profissional em Gestão de Organizações de Saúde da FMRP/USP .

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Chini LT, Caliari TM, Jonas CT, Pereira DS, Santos JLF, Nunes AA. Frailty in community-dwelling older people: prevalence and associated factors. Medicina (Ribeirão Preto) [Internet]. 2021 Dec. 20 [cited 2024 Jun. 5];54(3):e-176705. Available from: https://revistas.usp.br/rmrp/article/view/176705

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