Jair Almeida Carneiro1,2,3, Rafael Rodrigues Cardoso1,4, Meiriellen Silva Durães1, Maria Clara Araújo Guedes1, Frederico Leão Santos2, Fernanda Marques da Costa1,2, Antônio Prates Caldeira2,3. 1. Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros, Department of Mental Health and Public Health. Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil. 2. Faculdades Integradas Pitágoras de Montes Claros. Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil. 3. Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros, Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences. Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil. 4. Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros, Foundation for Research Support of the State of Minas Gerais, Undergraduate Research Mentorship. Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Abstract
Objective: to know the prevalence and factors associated with frailty in elderly assisted by the Centro Mais Vida de Referência em Assistência à Saúde do Idoso (Mais Vida Health Reference Center for the Elderly) in the North of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Method: cross-sectional study, with sampling by convenience. Data collection occurred in 2015. Demographic and socioeconomic variables, morbidities, use of health services and the score of the Edmonton Frail Scale were analyzed. The adjusted prevalence ratios were obtained by multiple analysis of Poisson regression with robust variance. Results: 360 elderly aged 65 or older were evaluated. Frailty prevalence was 47.2%. The variables associated with frailty were the following: advanced age elderly, who live without a partner, have a caregiver, present depressive symptoms, osteoarticular disease, as well as history of hospitalization and falls in the last twelve months. Conclusion: knowledge of factors associated with frailty allows development of health actions aimed at the elderly.
Objective: to know the prevalence and factors associated with frailty in elderly assisted by the Centro Mais Vida de Referência em Assistência à Saúde do Idoso (Mais Vida Health Reference Center for the Elderly) in the North of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Method: cross-sectional study, with sampling by convenience. Data collection occurred in 2015. Demographic and socioeconomic variables, morbidities, use of health services and the score of the Edmonton Frail Scale were analyzed. The adjusted prevalence ratios were obtained by multiple analysis of Poisson regression with robust variance. Results: 360 elderly aged 65 or older were evaluated. Frailty prevalence was 47.2%. The variables associated with frailty were the following: advanced age elderly, who live without a partner, have a caregiver, present depressive symptoms, osteoarticular disease, as well as history of hospitalization and falls in the last twelve months. Conclusion: knowledge of factors associated with frailty allows development of health actions aimed at the elderly.
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