Evaluation of fragility in elderly participants of a community center

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Objective: To evaluate the existence of frailty in elderly participants of a Community Center in the city of Campina Grande/PB. Method: This is a descriptive cross-sectional survey conducted with 83 elderly aged 60 or more. We used a semi-structured questionnaire evaluating four of the five items of the phenotype produced by Fried et al. Results: The presence of fragility was observed in 6% of participants and pre-fragility in 71.1%. It was also observed that 53.01% of the elderly were overweight. Although the elderly population is active and inserted into activities that seek to improve their quality of life, it was observed that the majority is already in a state of pre-fragility. Conclusion: There is need to investigate the determinants of this condition and reinforce the importance of redirecting the activities offered from the needs of each individual in order to bring benefits to their physical and mental health.

Object Details

• Alternative title: Avaliação da fragilidade em idosos participantes de um centro de convivência ; Evaluación de la fragilidad en los participantes de edad avanzada en un centro comunitario
• ISSN: 2175-5361
• Extent: Seite(n): 114-121
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 9(1)

Classification and Topics

• Subject: Soziologie, Anthropologie ; Medizinsoziologie ; alter Mensch ; Gesundheitszustand ; Gesundheit ; Bewertung

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Vieira, Gerlane Ângela da Costa Moreira ; Costa, Eliene Pereira da ; Rocha, Fernanda Azevedo Teixeira ; Medeiros, Ana Claudia Torres de ; Costa, Marta Miriam Lopes
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (when): 2017

Further information

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2017.v9i1.114-121
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-53603-8
• Rights: GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
• Last update: 21.06.2024, 4:27 PM CEST