Objectives: to identify the prevalence of frailty among inpatient older adults in a clinical hospital and check the association of the socioeconomic and clinical characteristics with the state of frailty. Method: observational, cross-sectional and analytical study, conducted with 255 hospitalized patients. Materials used: structured instrument for the economical and clinical data and frailty phenotype of Fried. Descriptive and bivariate statistical analysis was carried out and, by means of chi-square tests and ANOVA One-way (p<0.05). Results: the prevalence of frailty corresponded to 26.3%, while pre-frailty represented 53.3%. The highest proportion of frail seniors was identified for 80 years or older (p = 0.004), widowed (p = 0.035) and with the highest average length of stay (p = 0.006). Conclusion: inpatient older adults presented high percentages of frail states associated with socioeconomic variables and hospitalization period. The identification of the health conditions related to pre-frailty and frailty can foster the planning and implementation of the assistance to older adults in this context.

Objective: to describe the relationship of spirituality and religiosity with gender, age and family income of the elderly people. Methods: this is a cross-sectional study with 643 elderly people using a socio-demographic questionnaire and a brief multidimensional measure of religiosity/spirituality. A descriptive analysis, Student's t-test (sex) and Pearson correlation for age and Spearman for income (p<0.05) were performed. Results: female prevailed, age group 60|-70 years old, living with the partner, education level of 1|-5 years of study and income of a minimum wage. The female presented higher averages than the male in most of the dimensions of religiosity and spirituality. The age presented a weak positive correlation in the dimensions of organizational religiosity and global self-assessment; while income did not present a statistically significant correlation. Conclusion: female and older adults presented greater dimensions of religiosity and spirituality, while income did not present significant correlation. Descriptors: Health of the Elderly; Religion; Spirituality. Objetivo: descrever a relação da espiritualidade e religiosidade com sexo, idade e renda familiar de idosos. Métodos: estudo transversal com 643 idosos por meio de questionário sociodemográfico e Medida multidimensional breve de religiosidade/espiritualidade. Realizou-se análise descritiva, teste t-Student (sexo) e correlação de Pearson para idade e Spearman para renda (p<0,05). Resultados: prevaleceu o sexo feminino, faixa etária 60|-70 anos, residem com o companheiro, escolaridade de 1|-5 anos de estudo e renda de um salário mínimo. O sexo feminino apresentou médias superiores ao masculino na maioria das dimensões de religiosidade e espiritualidade. A idade apresentou correlação positiva fraca nas dimensões religiosidade organizacional e autoavaliação global; enquanto a renda não apresentou correlação estatisticamente significativa. Conclusão: os idosos do sexo feminino e mais velhos apresentaram maiores dimensões de religiosidade e espiritualidade, enquanto que a renda não apresentou correlação significativa. Descritores: Saúde do Idoso; Religião; Espiritualidade.