Objective: to analyze the prevalence and factors associated with elementary lesions in the elderly hospitalized in a teaching hospital. Methods: cross-sectional study with 202 elderly people. A sociodemographic and clinical questionnaire and a nursing physical examination were applied. For analysis, Stata software® version 12 was used. Results: a total of 176 (87.1%) participants had some elementary lesion. Pri...
Cross-sectional study developed with 374 elderly patients of a teaching hospital of the region of Campos Gerais that aimed to identify the prevalence of factors associated with the frailty in elderly people of an outpatient care specialty clinics. The data collect consisted of interview, Mini-Mental State Examination and Edmonton Frail Scale. A bivariate and multiple analysis was performed by means of Poisson r...
Objetivo: avaliar os fatores associados à síndrome da fragilidade em mulheres idosas de um ambulatório. Métodos: estudo transversal com 252 idosas. Aplicou-se o Mini Exame do Estado Mental e a Escala de Fragilidade de Edmonton. A associação de variáveis foi realizada por meio da regressão linear simples (testes F de Fisher e t de Student), p≤0,05.Resultados: predominaram as casadas (44,4%), com baixa escolarida...
Objective: to evaluate the factors associated with frailty syndrome in elderly women in an outpatient clinic. Methods: cross-sectional study with 252 elderly women. The Mini Mental State Examination and the Edmonton Frail Scale were applied. The association of variables was performed using simple linear regression (Fisher’s F and Student’s t tests), p≤0.05.Results: there was prevalence of married women (44.4%) ...
Objective: to evaluate the factors associated with frailty syndrome in elderly women in an outpatient clinic. Methods: cross-sectional study with 252 elderly women. The Mini Mental State Examination and the Edmonton Frail Scale were applied. The association of variables was performed using simple linear regression (Fisher’s F and Student’s t tests), p≤0.05. Results: there was prevalence of married women (44.4%)...
Objetivo: identificar os fatores associados ao risco para quedas em idosos institucionalizados.Métodos: estudo analítico realizado em duas Instituições de Longa Permanência para idosos, com 61 residentes de ambos os sexos. A coleta de dados foi realizada por meio de formulário sociodemográfico e clínico e Escala de risco para quedas de Downton. Resultados:identificaram-se 31 (50,8%) idosos com alto risco para q...
Objective: to identify the factors associated with the risk of falls in institutionalized elderly. Methods:analytical study carried out in two long-stay institutions for the elderly, with 61 residents of both sexes. Data collection was performed by means of a socio-demographic and clinical form and Downton’s Fall Risk Index. Results: 31 (50.8%) old people at high risk of falling were identified. There was an as...
Objective: to identify the factors associated with the risk of falls in institutionalized elderly. Methods: analytical study carried out in two long-stay institutions for the elderly, with 61 residents of both sexes. Data collection was performed by means of a socio-demographic and clinical form and Downton’s Fall Risk Index. Results: 31 (50.8%) old people at high risk of falling were identified. There was an a...
Objetivo: investigar a associação entre a fragilidade física e o escore cognitivo de idosos de uma Universidade Aberta à Terceira Idade da região sul do país, Brasil. Métodos: estudo descritivo e transversal, amostra por conveniência constituído por 100 idosos, coleta de março a junho de 2013. Utilizou-se para avaliação da cognição o Mini Exame do Estado Mental e para a fragilidade a Escala de Edmonton. Resulta...
Objective: to investigate the association between physical frailty and cognitive scores in older adults at an Open University of the Third Age in Southern Brazil. Methods: descriptive cross-sectional study with convenience sample comprising 100 elderly, conducted from March to June 2013. For cognitive assessment, we applied the Mini Mental State Examination and the Edmonton Frail Scale. Results: there was a pre...