Fatores associados à síndrome da fragilidade em mulheres idosas

• Main Authors: Clóris Regina Blanski Grden (Author), Vanessa Regina de Andrade (Author), Luciane Patrícia Andreani Cabral (Author), Péricles Martim Reche (Author), Erildo Vicente Muller (Author), Pollyanna Kássia de Oliveira Borges (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Universidade Federal do Ceará, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary

Objective: to evaluate the factors associated with frailty syndrome in elderly women in an outpatient clinic. Methods: cross-sectional study with 252 elderly women. The Mini Mental State Examination and the Edmonton Frail Scale were applied. The association of variables was performed using simple linear regression (Fisher's F and Student's t tests), p≤0.05. Results: there was prevalence of married women (44.4%) with low schooling (50.0%) and living with relatives (50.8%). Among them, 28.6% had mild, 13.0% moderate and 3.6% severe frailty. The factors associated with the syndrome were age (p=0.021), level of education (p=0.001), living with relatives (p=0.013), illnesses (p=0.023), falls (p=0.001) and hospitalization in the last 12 months (p=0.001). Conclusion: evidenced that almost half of the sample presented some type of frailty. Thus, it is important to evaluate this population frequently, considering the associated factors that can contribute to frailty.

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1517-3852
2175-6783
10.15253/2175-6783.2017000500018