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Influence of foot pain on frailty symptoms in an elderly population: a case-control study

Säo Paulo med. j; 139 (4), 2021
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Frailty is a condition that can increase the risk of falls. In addition, foot disorders can negatively influence elderly people, thus affecting their condition of frailty. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether foot pain can influence a greater degree of frailty. DESIGN AND SETTING: C...

Frailty significantly associated with a risk for mid-term outcomes in elderly chronic coronary syndrome patients: a prospective study

Abstract Introduction: Frailty is a condition of elderly characterized by increased vulnerability to stressful events. Frail patients are more likely to have adverse events. The purposes of this study were to define frailty in patients aged ≥ 70 years with chronic coronary syndrome (CCS) and to ev...

Association between cognitive impairment and criteria for frailty syndrome among older adults

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 78 (1), 2020
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...

Triagem da sarcopenia e fragilidade em pacientes com úlceras venosas crônicas: um estudo transversal

J. vasc. bras; 19 (), 2020
Resumo Contexto Pacientes com úlceras venosas reportam múltiplas comorbidades e são mais propensos a ser fisicamente inativos. A sarcopenia e a fragilidade aumentam a vulnerabilidade de um indivíduo para maior dependência e/ou morte. Objetivos Verificar presença da sarcopenia e fragilidade em pac...

Osteosarcopenia: del envejecimiento de la unidad óseo-muscular a la enfermedad
Osteosarcopenia: from muscle-bone unit aging to disease

Rev. cuba. reumatol; 22 (supl.1), 2020
Aunque la masa muscular y la ósea tienen igual origen embriológico, desarrollo y función, por lo que constituyen la unidad hueso-músculo, las enfermedades asociadas al envejecimiento de esta unidad se consideran de manera independiente. Sin embargo, en los últimos años se evidencia el efecto aditiv...

Frailty and cognitive performance in older adults living in the community: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Cognitive impairment and frailty are important problems affecting the elderly population. Frail elderly present worse overall cognitive performance. Objective The aim of this study was to investigate general and domain-specific cognitive performance among non-frail, pre-frail, and...

Elderly caregivers of the elderly: frailty, loneliness and depressive symptoms

Rev. bras. enferm; 72 (supl.2), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: to investigate the association between frailty, loneliness and depressive symptoms of elderly caregivers. Method: a cross - sectional study carried out with 341 elderly caregivers enrolled in Family Health Units of a city in the countryside of São Paulo State. The interviews were d...

Prevalência e transição para a fragilidade em idosos com alteração cognitiva em uma coorte de um ano

Alteração cognitiva e fragilidade são frequentemente encontradas em idosos e parece haver uma relação entre elas. Entretanto, pouco se sabe sobre a prevalência e a transição para a fragilidade nos idosos com alteração cognitiva, principalmente para a população brasileira. O objetivo do estudo...

Fragilidade é um preditor independente de morte precoce em idosos ambulatoriais com doenças cardiovasculares no Estudo SARCOS

Introdução: A fragilidade caracteriza-se pela perda da capacidade biológica e física de responder adequadamente ao estresse orgânico devido aos danos a diversos sistemas associados ao processo de envelhecimento. Entre os indivíduos com doenças cardiovasculares, a frequência da fragilidade é tr...

Pre-Frailty Increases the Risk of Adverse Events in Older Patients Undergoing Cardiovascular Surgery

Arq. bras. cardiol; 109 (4), 2017
Abstract Background: Frailty is identified as a major predictor of adverse outcomes in older surgical patients. However, the outcomes in pre-frail patients after cardiovascular surgery remain unknown. Objective: To investigate the main outcomes (length of stay, mechanical ventilation time, stroke and i...