Objective: To assess the presence of frailty and its relationship to sociodemographic and clinical characteristics in institutionalized elderly. Methods: Cross-sectional study with 54 elderly residents in long-stay institutions in the Northeast of Brazil. The data collection instruments were the Edmonton Frail Scale, socioeconomic assessmentand health profiles. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Chi-square test, with significance level of 0.05. Results: The mean age was 72.4 (± 8.5) years, 61.1% were male and 74.1% had some level of frailty. There were positive correlations between frailty, gender, age, comorbidities, body mass index and the need and amount of medicines. Conclusion: Frailty in institutionalized elde...
OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of frailty and the association of sociodemographic character...
AIM: This study aimed to evaluate frailty in older individuals and to identify factors related to fr...
Objectives: to identify the prevalence of frailty among inpatient older adults in a clinical hospit...
Abstract Objective: to analyze the relationship between the level of frailty and sociodemographic a...
Background: Frailty assessment in the elderly and its relationship to sociodemographic and health ch...
O envelhecimento da população brasileira tornou-se uma das principais preocupações dos gestores da ...
O envelhecimento da população brasileira tornou-se uma das principais preocupações dos gestores da ...
Frailty is a syndrome that leads to practical harm in the lives of elders, since it is related to in...
A síndrome de fragilidade pode ser definida como um estado de vulnerabilidade a agentes estressores,...
BACKGROUND: Existing instruments for the diagnosis of frailty are limited by their focus on mobility...
Orientador : Maria Elena GuarientoDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Facul...
OBJECTIVE: To identify the factors associated with the worsening of frailty in older adults resident...
Background: The population aging in Brazil is characterized by the accumulation of progressive disab...
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the effect of frailty on 1-year mortality in long term-care facility (LTC...
Objective: The objective of this review is to scope the evidence on how researchers, health, and soc...
OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of frailty and the association of sociodemographic character...
AIM: This study aimed to evaluate frailty in older individuals and to identify factors related to fr...
Objectives: to identify the prevalence of frailty among inpatient older adults in a clinical hospit...
Abstract Objective: to analyze the relationship between the level of frailty and sociodemographic a...
Background: Frailty assessment in the elderly and its relationship to sociodemographic and health ch...
O envelhecimento da população brasileira tornou-se uma das principais preocupações dos gestores da ...
O envelhecimento da população brasileira tornou-se uma das principais preocupações dos gestores da ...
Frailty is a syndrome that leads to practical harm in the lives of elders, since it is related to in...
A síndrome de fragilidade pode ser definida como um estado de vulnerabilidade a agentes estressores,...
BACKGROUND: Existing instruments for the diagnosis of frailty are limited by their focus on mobility...
Orientador : Maria Elena GuarientoDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Facul...
OBJECTIVE: To identify the factors associated with the worsening of frailty in older adults resident...
Background: The population aging in Brazil is characterized by the accumulation of progressive disab...
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the effect of frailty on 1-year mortality in long term-care facility (LTC...
Objective: The objective of this review is to scope the evidence on how researchers, health, and soc...
OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of frailty and the association of sociodemographic character...
AIM: This study aimed to evaluate frailty in older individuals and to identify factors related to fr...
Objectives: to identify the prevalence of frailty among inpatient older adults in a clinical hospit...