Frailty syndrome among elderly and associated factors: comparison of two cities
Objective to compare the frailty syndrome among elderly people living at home in two Brazilian cities and to identify factors related to sociodemographic and health-related variables. Method population-based cross-sectional study with 480 elderly individuals from the cities of Ribeirão Preto/SP a...
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author | Rosalina Aparecida Partezani Rodrigues Jack Roberto Silva Fhon Maria de Lourdes de Farias Pontes Antonia Oliveira Silva Vanderlei José Haas Jair Lício Ferreira Santos |
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description | Objective to compare the frailty syndrome among elderly people living at home in two Brazilian cities and to identify factors related to sociodemographic and health-related variables. Method population-based cross-sectional study with 480 elderly individuals from the cities of Ribeirão Preto/SP and João Pessoa/PB, with application of the Mini Mental State Examination instruments and the Edmonton Frailty, Geriatric Depression and Lawton and Brody scales. Descriptive analysis, Chi-square test, Fisher’s test, Student’s t-test, Spermann’s correlation and Logistic regression were used. In all analyzes, the level of significance was set at p≤0.05. Results in relation to frailty, it was verified that living in Ribeirão Preto, presenting advanced age, low schooling, multiple chronic diseases, reduced cognitive status and functional capacity, besides depressive symptoms, are factors associated with the frailty syndrome, in both cities. Conclusion we identified that the frailty syndrome in the elderly of both cities has a relation with the place where the elderly person lives, age, schooling, number of diseases, reduction of cognitive status, functional capacity and presence of symptoms depressive. |
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spelling | doaj.art-81d91cadc5b5437c9da0c073c628c4092022-12-22T00:46:42ZengUniversidade de São PauloRevista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem1518-83452018-11-0126010.1590/1518-8345.2897.3100S0104-11692018000100387Frailty syndrome among elderly and associated factors: comparison of two citiesRosalina Aparecida Partezani RodriguesJack Roberto Silva FhonMaria de Lourdes de Farias PontesAntonia Oliveira SilvaVanderlei José HaasJair Lício Ferreira SantosObjective to compare the frailty syndrome among elderly people living at home in two Brazilian cities and to identify factors related to sociodemographic and health-related variables. Method population-based cross-sectional study with 480 elderly individuals from the cities of Ribeirão Preto/SP and João Pessoa/PB, with application of the Mini Mental State Examination instruments and the Edmonton Frailty, Geriatric Depression and Lawton and Brody scales. Descriptive analysis, Chi-square test, Fisher’s test, Student’s t-test, Spermann’s correlation and Logistic regression were used. In all analyzes, the level of significance was set at p≤0.05. Results in relation to frailty, it was verified that living in Ribeirão Preto, presenting advanced age, low schooling, multiple chronic diseases, reduced cognitive status and functional capacity, besides depressive symptoms, are factors associated with the frailty syndrome, in both cities. Conclusion we identified that the frailty syndrome in the elderly of both cities has a relation with the place where the elderly person lives, age, schooling, number of diseases, reduction of cognitive status, functional capacity and presence of symptoms depressive.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692018000100387&lng=en&tlng=enFrailtyAgedAgingGeriatric NursingComparative StudyHealth of the Elderly |
spellingShingle | Rosalina Aparecida Partezani Rodrigues Jack Roberto Silva Fhon Maria de Lourdes de Farias Pontes Antonia Oliveira Silva Vanderlei José Haas Jair Lício Ferreira Santos Frailty syndrome among elderly and associated factors: comparison of two cities Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem Frailty Aged Aging Geriatric Nursing Comparative Study Health of the Elderly |
title | Frailty syndrome among elderly and associated factors: comparison of two cities |
title_full | Frailty syndrome among elderly and associated factors: comparison of two cities |
title_fullStr | Frailty syndrome among elderly and associated factors: comparison of two cities |
title_full_unstemmed | Frailty syndrome among elderly and associated factors: comparison of two cities |
title_short | Frailty syndrome among elderly and associated factors: comparison of two cities |
title_sort | frailty syndrome among elderly and associated factors comparison of two cities |
topic | Frailty Aged Aging Geriatric Nursing Comparative Study Health of the Elderly |
url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692018000100387&lng=en&tlng=en |
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