Frailty in elderly patients with chronic kidney disease under conservative treatment

• Main Authors: Aline de Sousa Meira (Author), Marcelo Aparecido Batista (Author), Roberta Maria de Pina Pereira (Author), Rosalina Aparecida Partezani Rodrigues (Author), Jack Roberto Silva Fhon (Author), Luciana Kusumota (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.
• Notes: 1517-3852; 2175-6783
• Keywords: Nursing; RT1-120
• Source: Rev Rene, Vol 17, Iss 3, Pp 386-392 (2016)

Objective: to assess the frail level of the elderly with chronic kidney disease under conservative treatment. Methods: this is a cross-sectional and correlational study performed with 35 elderly. The frailty was assessed using the Edmonton Frail Scale instrument. A descriptive analysis and Spearman correlation coefficients were performed. Results: the frailty showed a minimal variation of 1 and maximum of 14, with a mean score 7.71 (±3.10). Women (8.05±3.551) and illiterates (9.57±2.637) showed a higher mean score of frail. By correlating the frail score, a moderate inverse correlation was found with years of study (p=0.033) and moderate positive correlation with some complications (p<0.05). Conclusion: the elderly with chronic kidney disease under conservative treatment showed some frailty degree, the highest levels were correlated with lower education and a higher number of clinical complications.