Abstract: Objective: To determine the association between polypharmacy and multiple health-related outcomes in older adults. Materials and methods: We carried out a cross-sectional analysis with 274 community-dwelling older adults aged ≥60 years in Mexico City. We used the following health-relate...
Actividades Cotidianas,
Demencia/epidemiología,
Fragilidad/epidemiología,
Polifarmacia,
Calidad de Vida,
Accidentes por Caídas/estadística & datos numéricos,
Estudios Transversales,
Demencia/diagnóstico,
Evaluación de la Discapacidad,
Personas con Discapacidad/estadística & datos numéricos,
Anciano Frágil/estadística & datos numéricos,
Fragilidad/diagnóstico,
Vida Independiente,
Estilo de Vida,
Modelos Logísticos,
México/epidemiología,
Rendimiento Físico Funcional,
Factores de Riesgo,
Factores Socioeconómicos
INTRODUÇÃO: A síndrome da fragilidade no idoso (SFI) tem sido reconhecida como uma condição de vulnerabilidade fisiológica associada ao envelhecimento, resultante de uma reserva homeostática reduzida e da dificuldade do organismo em responder adequadamente ao estresse, característica altamente pr...
Abstract The association between cognitive impairment and physical frailty has been studied in older adults. The criteria degree of frailty may be keys to associated cognitive impairment. Objective: To analyze the association between cognitive impairment and the criteria for frailty. Methods: We cros...
Actividades Cotidianas/psicología,
Distribución por Edad,
Factores de Edad,
Análisis de Varianza,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Disfunción Cognitiva/epidemiología,
Disfunción Cognitiva/etiología,
Estudios Transversales,
Anciano Frágil/psicología,
Fragilidad/complicaciones,
Fragilidad/epidemiología,
Fragilidad/psicología,
Evaluación Geriátrica,
Vida Independiente,
Pruebas de Estado Mental y Demencia,
Prevalencia,
Factores de Riesgo,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad,
Distribución por Sexo
OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of frailty and the association of sociodemographic characteristics, clinical aspects, and functional capacity with the frailty status of community-dwelling older adults from Curitiba, Southern Brazil. METHODS: This cross-sectional observational study included 1,71...
ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION Providing care to an older adult is an activity that requires considerable physical effort and can cause stress and psychological strain, which accentuate factors that trigger the cycle of frailty, especially when the caregiver is also an older adult. However, few studies have ana...
Factores de Edad,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Cuidadores/psicología,
Cuidadores/estadística & datos numéricos,
Estudios Transversales,
Anciano Frágil/psicología,
Anciano Frágil/estadística & datos numéricos,
Fragilidad/epidemiología,
Fragilidad/psicología,
Evaluación Geriátrica,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Factores de Riesgo,
Factores Sexuales,
Factores Socioeconómicos
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To compare the Edmonton Frail Scale (EFS) and Clinical-Functional Vulnerability Index-20 (CFVI-20) instruments regarding degree of agreement and correlation and compare descriptive models with frailty-associated variables in community-dwelling older people in Brazil. METHODS: Cross-...
OBJECTIVES: To assess the prevalence of sarcopenic obesity and its association with functionality, lifestyle, biomarkers, and morbidities in older adults. METHODS: The study analyzed cross-sectional data from 270 older adults who participated in phase III of the Frailty in Brazilian Older People Study (...
Biomarcadores,
Composición Corporal,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Estudios Transversales,
Fragilidad/epidemiología,
Estilo de Vida,
Morbilidad,
Obesidad/complicaciones,
Obesidad/epidemiología,
Prevalencia,
Sarcopenia/epidemiología
Resumo Objetivo Identificar os fatores associados para a síndrome da fragilidade na pessoa idosa atendida em uma Unidade de Pronto Atendimento. Métodos Estudo quantitativo, descritivo, com delineamento de corte transversal, com 146 idosos atendidos em uma Unidade de Pronto Atendimento do interior d...
Abstract This article aims to categorize elderly non-frail (NF), pre-frail (PF) and frail (FF) as to fast and slow gait speed. Compare NF, PF and FF, and analyze associations between fast or slow gait speed with clinical, functional and mental factors. 5,501 elderly (65 years or over; to the Frailty in B...
ABSTRACT Objective To assess the health profile of community-dwelling older adults, according to sex, assisted by the Elderly Caregiver Program of the City of São Paulo. Methods Secondary data of 535 older adults, assisted by ten Elderly Caregiver Program teams from the southern region of São Paulo...
Actividades Cotidianas,
Distribución por Edad,
Factores de Edad,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Anciano Frágil/estadística & datos numéricos,
Fragilidad/epidemiología,
Evaluación Geriátrica/estadística & datos numéricos,
Servicios de Salud para Ancianos/estadística & datos numéricos,
Estado de Salud,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Polifarmacia,
Prevalencia,
Factores de Riesgo,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios
