Relationship between physical fragility and socio-demographical and
                        clinical factors of elderly performing driving license testing

Lenardt, Maria Helena; Cechinel, Clovis; Binotto, Maria Angélica; Carneiro, Nathalia Hammerschmidt Kolb; Lourenço, Tânia Maria

doi:10.5935/1414-8145.20160097

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“…The age over seventy is a condition highly associated with frailty (29) . A study carried out with 1,327 Spanish elderly people showed an average increase of 14% in the chances of frailty in the population for each additional year after 65 years of age, resulting in a prevalence of 19% in those aged 75 or over and 40.2% after 85 years (31) , verifying that for each additional year, the chance of becoming fragile increases by 10% (31) .…”

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“…Moreover, the gerontological literature shows that high life expectancy, observed in females, takes place with the increase in chronic health conditions and disabilities (20) . Another aspect highlighted is the social divergences between the genders, in which the woman's figure, sometimes, still plays the role of a housewife, with a small social coexistence, and little economic independence, which may also predispose to the increased female fragility (31) .…”

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Clinical validation of nursing diagnosis Fragile Elderly Syndrome

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Objective: to clinically validate the nursing diagnosis of NANDA-I Frail Elderly Syndrome in hospitalized elderly. Method: a methodological study, guided by the STROBE instrument, composed of 40 elderly people admitted to a teaching hospital in Paraíba, Brazil. The last phase of Hoskins’ Nursing Diagnostic Validation Model: clinical validation was adopted. Data collection took place from August to December 2018. The data were analyzed using univariate descriptive statistics. It was approved by the hospital’s ethics and research committee. Results: nine defining characteristics were validated; seven risk factors; six populations at risk and two associated conditions. Conclusion: the validation of the nursing diagnosis of the Frail Elderly Syndrome in our socio-cultural context was considered appropriate, being an important step for critical thinking that underlies the decision-making of nurses in the care of the frail elderly, as well as professional practice.

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“…In the city of Curitiba, a crosssectional study obtained significantly statistic relation between traffic accidents and physical frailty (p=0.0165). It showed that 90% of the reported accidents occurred to pre-frail elderlies (28) .…”

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Non-frail elderly people and their license to drive motor vehicles

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“…The prevalence of males is linked to the occupation of professional drivers; few women practice occupations as drivers. Researchers evaluated 172 elderly to investigate the association between physical frailty and sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of elderly undergoing the driver license test, and they found predominance of males among participants (n=120; 70.6%) (13) .…”

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“…It is believed that these aspects may represent risk factors for safe driving. It is important to intervene in the pre-frail stage by considering the positive consequences of maintaining a safe driver as long as possible (13) .…”

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Pre-frailty in the elderly and the driver license test for motor vehicles

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Objective: to investigate the association between the condition of physical pre-frailty in elderly people and the final results of the driver license test for motor vehicles. Methods: cross-sectional study carried out with 347 elderly who underwent driver license tests. A questionnaire and tests were applied, and information on the result of the driver license test was collected. A descriptive statistical analysis and a non-parametric test were performed. Results: 163 (47.0%) were found to be pre-frail, 71 (43.6%) had reduced hand grip strength, 65 (39.9%) had reduced level of physical activity and 62 (38.0%), reduced gait speed. The result of the driver test indicated 115 (70.6%) pre-frail elderly to be able to drive with restriction. Pre-frailty was not associated with the results of the driver license test (p=0.744). Conclusion: although the pre-frail condition was frequent, there was no significant association with the result of the driver test.

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Relationship between physical fragility and socio-demographical and clinical factors of elderly performing driving license testing

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Clinical validation of nursing diagnosis Fragile Elderly Syndrome

Clinical validation of nursing diagnosis Fragile Elderly Syndrome

Non-frail elderly people and their license to drive motor vehicles

Pre-frailty in the elderly and the driver license test for motor vehicles

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