Pre-frailty and frailty of elderly residents in a municipality with a low Human Development Index

Authors

  • Wanderley Matos Reis Júnior Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia; Departamento de Saúde
  • José Ailton Oliveira Carneiro Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia; Departamento de Saúde
  • Raildo da Silva Coqueiro Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia; Departamento de Saúde
  • Kleyton Trindade Santos Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia
  • Marcos Henrique Fernandes Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia; Departamento de Saúde

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/0104-1169.3538.2464

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: to identify the prevalence of the factors associated with pre-frailty and frailty of elderly residents in a municipality with a low Human Development Index METHOD: Cross-sectional study with a populational and household framework conducted with 316 elderly people. Frailty was determined from the presence of three or more of the following factors: (i) self-reported unintentional weight loss; (ii) lack of strength and energy; (iii) weakness; (iv) slowness; (v) low level of physical activity. The association between frailty and socio-demographic, behavioral and health factors was measured using the multinomial logistic regression technique. RESULTS: The prevalence of pre-frailty and frailty was 58.7% and 23.8%, respectively. The adjusted regression model showed that the state of pre-frailty was associated with gender, age group and BMI, and frailty was associated with gender, age group, hospitalization, functional capacity, and self-perceived health. CONCLUSION: The evidence presented in this study demonstrates more variables associated with the frailty condition, reinforcing the concept of a multifactorial clinical syndrome that may result in the loss of functionality.

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Published

2014-07-01

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 4 (2014)

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Pre-frailty and frailty of elderly residents in a municipality with a low Human Development Index . (2014). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 22(4), 654-661. https://doi.org/10.1590/0104-1169.3538.2464