Author(s): Guariento,Maria Elena ; D'Elboux,Maria José ; Cintra,Fernanda Aparecida ; Neri,Anita Liberalesso ; Sousa,Danúbia Jussana de ; Alves,Rosalía Matera de Angelis
Date: 2012
Origin: Oasisbr
Subject(s): Aging, health vulnerability, chronic disease.
OBJECTIVE: To trace the profile of frail elderly who are attended in a reference outpatient service considering the associated diseases and the use of medicines.
METHODS: The criteria of Fried et al. (2001) had been used in association with the diagnosis of confirmed chronic disease, as well as the effectively used medicines in 151 elders of the Geriatric Outpatients Service of the Clinic Hospital of the State University of Campinas (Brazil), throughout the period of two years. It was used the univariate and multivariate logistic regression to study the factors associated with the fragility syndrome.
RESULTS: It was verified association between fragility and the diagnosis of chronic respiratory diseases (p = 0,043) and with the use of (p = 0,036).
CONCLUSION: Even if this study does not allow a cause - effect association it was verified that the chronic respiratory diseases and the use of medicines for cardiovascular system can be related to fragility condition, as they contribute to maintain or to increase this morbid condition.
