2020
DOI: 10.5327/z2447-212320201900072
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Prevalence and Factors Associated With the Frailty Syndrome in Older Adults in the Brazilian Federal District

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“…Despite the absence of correlation between previous falls and Frailty Syndrome, studies have shown an association between these variables (20,24) , which was corroborated by results similar to those obtained in the present study (6) .…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 92%
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“…Despite the absence of correlation between previous falls and Frailty Syndrome, studies have shown an association between these variables (20,24) , which was corroborated by results similar to those obtained in the present study (6) .…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 92%
“…The prevalence of frailty observed in this study was similar to other studies that found an average EFE score between 25.9% (16) and 30.9% (17) . On the other hand, the observed prevalence was lower than another study that found percentages between 40.5% (18) , with more divergent results being obtained with the same tool, showing percentages between 56.9% (19) and 86% (20) . This wide variation of results was recognized by a review study with meta-analysis (6) , which indicated a variation of 6.7 to 44.0%, which corroborated the present results.…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 90%
“…A prevalência da fragilidade obtida nesse estudo se mostrou similar ao de outros estudos que encontraram média de pontuação na EFE entre 25,9% (16) e 30,9% (17) . Em contrapartida, a prevalência foi inferior a outro estudo que encontrou percentuais entre 40,5% (18) e resultados mais divergentes foram obtidos com o mesmo instrumento, com percentuais entre 56,9% (19) e 86% (20) .…”
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“…25 Furthermore, a meta-analysis demonstrated that frailty affects almost one in two patients with HF. Another study evidenced that older age patients, 26,27 prone to several chronic conditions -such as heart disease and hypertension -are more likely to be diagnosed with frailty.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%