2011
DOI: 10.1590/s1809-29502011000100004
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Avaliação do nível de fragilidade em idosos participantes de um grupo de convivência

Abstract: A Síndrome da Fragilidade é uma condição frequente em idosos e pode ser precursora de incapacidade e quedas. Os objetivos deste estudo foram avaliar o nível de fragilidade em idosos de um Grupo de Convivência (GC) e a relação entre fragilidade, incapacidade e quedas. Participaram do estudo 64 idosos, avaliados de acordo com o Fenótipo de Fragilidade, que é composto pelos indicadores: perda de peso não intencional, auto-relato de fadiga, diminuição da força de preensão, baixo nível de atividade física e redução… Show more

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“…Another health problem present and with significant difference was the fall episode, similar to studies that had the same results [2,7,19]. That process results from the decline of the musculoskeletal system that leads to the reduction of muscle mass, resulting in decreased strength, mobility, balance and tolerance to exercise [8].…”
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confidence: 53%
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“…Another health problem present and with significant difference was the fall episode, similar to studies that had the same results [2,7,19]. That process results from the decline of the musculoskeletal system that leads to the reduction of muscle mass, resulting in decreased strength, mobility, balance and tolerance to exercise [8].…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 53%
“…This result may be due to the place of study, a FHU, since independent people with functional capacity preserved seek most frequently FHUs. Others also had similar percentages [2,4,7,8,10,12,13], diverging from other researches that worked with the same object, but in the hospital context [3,6,11], as well as at a Long-Term Permanence Institution for the elderly (LTPI) [16,18], where there was a greater predominance of frailty in the participants, and where there are elderly individuals with comorbidities, cognitive deficits and functional decline [11].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 82%
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