Results: 16

Variables de la condición física, predictores de los niveles de fragilidad en personas adultas mayores entre 60 y 64 años de Sabaneta, Antioquia

MHSalud; 21 (1), 2024
Resumen Introducción: El estudio examina la prevalencia y los factores asociados con la fragilidad en personas adultas mayores, destacando la escasez de investigaciones en América Latina y la necesidad de un enfoque integral de atención de salud para abordar esta creciente preocupación epidemiológi...

Instrumentos para medir la capacidad funcional intrínseca y la fragilidad de personas mayores en la Atención Primaria en Chile

Rev. med. Chile; 150 (7), 2022
BACKGROUND: The evaluation of functional capacity and the presence of frailty is an essential prognostic indicator in older people. Aim: To explore the instruments used to characterize the intrinsic functional capacity (CFI) and frailty in elderly people cared at Primary Health Care Centers (PHC) in Chil...

Guía de fragilidad en personas adultas mayores: criterios prácticos e instrumentos de pesquisa en el primer nivel de atención: recomendaciones para la atención: prevención, diagnóstico e intervenciones

¿Qué se debería evaluar frente al paciente adulto mayor con cáncer?
What should we evaluate in an older adult with cancer?

En la medida en que el crecimiento poblacional continúe en aumento, la cantidad de adultos mayores que sufran patología oncológica será cada vez mayor. Esta población, por su heterogeneidad y su comorbilidad diferente de la del adulto joven, requiere un manejo más específico e individualizado. La ...

Prevalence of Frailty in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Valve Surgery: Comparison of Frailty Tools

Int. j. cardiovasc. sci. (Impr.); 34 (5,supl.1), 2021
Abstract Background There is no consensus among tools for assessing frailty. Objective To evaluate the prevalence of frailty according to different tools in patients referred for elective valve cardiac surgery. Methods This is a cross-sectional study. All patients were ≥ 18 years of age, clin...

Validity of the short physical performance battery for screening for frailty syndrome among older people in the Brazilian Amazon region. A cross-sectional study

Säo Paulo med. j; 138 (6), 2020
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Environmental and population characteristics seem to influence the variation in cutoff points of the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) for diagnosing frailty syndrome among older adults. OBJECTIVE: To verify the validity of the SPPB for screening for frailty syndrome among ...

Polypharmacy is associated with multiple health-related outcomes in Mexican community-dwelling older adults

Salud pública Méx; 62 (3), 2020
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...

Frailty in community-dwelling older people: comparing screening instruments

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-...