Frailty syndrome among oldest old individuals in a health macro-region of Minas Gerais

Abstract

Objective to identify frailty conditions and their associated factors among oldest old individuals living in the urban area of a health macro-region of Minas Gerais state. Methods a cross-sectional study of 314 oldest old from a health macro-region in Minas Gerais state, Brazil, was conducted. Data were collected from households by applying instruments validated for use in Brazil. Descriptive and multinomial logistic regression analyses (p<0.05) were carried out. Results In the sample assessed, 44.3% of the oldest old were frail, 44.3% pre-frail and 11.4% non-frail. The pre-frail condition was associated with living alone (p=0.047) and very poor/poor physical performance (p=0.026), while frailty was associated with very poor/poor physical performance (p<0.001), the presence of depressive symptomatology (p=0.029) and of ≥5 morbidities (p=0.003). Conclusion pre-frail and frail conditions predominated among the oldest old assessed. Maintaining physical performance is an aspect that can be targeted by health professionals in oldest old to delay pre-frailty and frailty.

Prevalência De Fragilidade E Fatores Associados Em Idosos Longevos Do Interior Norte De Portugal

“…Os achados do nosso trabalho sugerem que os idosos fragilizados apresentavam mais comorbidades, em linha com as evidências de outros estudos (SANTOS, et al, 2023;PRETO, et al, 2018). Sabe-se que a probabilidade de surgimento de déficits biológicos e doenças aumenta durante o processo de envelhecimento e a literatura enfatiza a diminuição de qualidade de vida relacionada com a saúde e a alta prevalência de doenças crónicas em pessoas muito idosas (STRANDBERG, et al, 2011).…”

“…A fragilidade, em nossos participantes, foi associada a maior dependência para realizar atividades básicas e instrumentais de vida diária, em linha com os resultados de estudos prévios (COVENTRY, et al, 2020;SANTOS, et al, 2023).…”