INTRODUCCIÓN: Gracias al tratamiento antirretroviral en Occidente, la infección por el virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana (VIH) se ha convertido en una enfermedad crónica. Hoy, el 50% de las personas que viven con VIH son mayores de 50 años y en torno al 20% de los nuevos casos de esta infección s...
Introducción: La fragilidad es un síndrome geriátrico de gran prevalencia e impacto en la población adulta mayor, que se asocia con diversos desenlaces negativos en la salud, particularmente en el sexo femenino, pues implica una mayor predisposición de morir. Existen diversos factores asociados a la...
ABSTRACT CONTEXT: Dyspnea is a symptom present in several chronic diseases commonly seen among older adults. Since individuals with dyspnea tend to stay at rest, with consequently reduced levels of physical activity, they are likely to be at greater risk of developing frailty, especially at older ages. ...
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Frailty is consensually understood to be a clinical syndrome in which minimal stressors can lead to negative outcomes such as hospitalization, early institutionalization, falls, functional loss and death. Frailty is more prevalent among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), an...
Abstract Objective: to estimate the prevalence and synthesize diverse evidence about the relationship between frailty and delirium in hospitalized older adults. Method: a systematic review with meta-analysis in which observational studies conducted with older adults about frailty, delirium and hospit...
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The population with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is more predisposed to early development of frailty. Although the concept of frailty is well established from a physical point of view, it is not an exclusively physical syndrome. It can be characterized as an interaction of physical...
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...
Estudios Transversales,
Análisis de la Marcha,
Válvulas Cardíacas/cirugía,
Velocidad al Caminar,
Fragilidad/diagnóstico,
Estenosis de la Válvula Aórtica/cirugía,
Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Cardíacos,
Anciano Frágil,
Prevalencia,
Fragilidad/epidemiología,
Enfermedades Reumáticas,
Velocidad al Caminar,
Periodo Preoperatorio
El síndrome de fragilidad se caracteriza por una mayor vulnerabilidad y riesgo de deterioro funcional y cognitivo ante un mínimo estrés, siendo la demencia una de las principales causas de discapacidad y dependencia entre los adultos mayores a nivel global, con ...
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...
Resumen Sarcopenia es la progresiva disminución de la masa y la fuerza muscular. Su prevalencia varía en la literatura por los distintos métodos de medición. Costa Rica no cuenta con datos de su prevalencia. Objetivo: Determinar la prevalencia de sarcopenia y los factores asociados en adultos mayores...
