Observational studyClinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil)2020
Frailty prevalence and related factors in older adults from southern Brazil: A cross-sectional observational study.
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- Medication Use by Older Adults with Frailty: A Scoping Review.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Understanding frailty in aging: a multidimensional perspective from Northern Iran.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Frailty and mobility in hospitalized older adults: an analytical cross sectional study.Revista brasileira de enfermagem · 2025Article
- Association between frailty and activities of daily living disability in older adults residing in a high-altitude Peruvian Andean community: the Aunqui-Andes study.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- Cardiovascular disease risk factors and frailty syndrome in community-dwelling older adults: Results from the Amirkola Health and Aging Project Cohort Study.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- Frailty among a group of the elderly people in Morocco: prevalence and associated factors.The Pan African medical journal · 2024Article
- The Evaluation of Frailty in the Elderly and Affecting Biopsychosocial Factors: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study.Iranian journal of public health · 2023Article
- Accuracy of Tools to Differentiate Single From Recurrent Fallers Pre-Frail Older Women.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Depression and Plasma pTauGerontology & geriatric medicineArticle
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Abstract
objectivesTo determine the prevalence of frailty and the association of sociodemographic characteristics, clinical aspects, and functional capacity with the frailty status of community-dwelling older adults from Curitiba, Southern Brazil.
methodsThis cross-sectional observational study included 1,716 participants aged ≥60 years. Frailty was assessed using the Fried phenotype indicators of weakness, exhaustion, low activity, slowness, and weight loss. Sociodemographic characteristics, clinical aspects, and functional capacity and functionality were evaluated and compared between the sexes and the different frailty statuses (non-frail, prefrail, and frail). Multinomial logistic regression models were used to identify associations (p<0.05).
resultsA high prevalence of frailty (15.8%) and prefrailty (65.3%) were observed, and both were higher in female than in male individuals. The most predominant frailty criterion was weakness, followed by exhaustion. Compared with the non-frail elderly, the prefrail and frail elderly were older in age and presented more health problems, greater dependency for basic and instrumental activities of daily living, and reduced lower extremity strength performance and functional mobility. The highest proportion of illiterate individuals, individuals with 1-4 years of education, widowed individuals, polypharmacy, and possible cognition problems and diseases were seen in the frail elderly group. Moreover, the risk of being prefrail and frail was higher in those who were older and had more health problems, higher body mass index, and reduced lower extremity strength performance. Greater calf circumference and independence in activities of daily living were protective factors for prefrailty and frailty. Furthermore, lower functional mobility increased the chances of being frail.
conclusionsThe prevalence of frailty was more pronounced in female than in male individuals, mainly because of a decline in force. Prefrailty was 4 times more prevalent than frailty, and the presence of health problems and reduced functional capacity increased the chances of being prefrail and frail.
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