Fragilidade em idosos brasileiros: avaliação de sua prevalência pelos critérios propostos pela Escala de Fragilidade do Cardiovascular Health Study em uma população da cidade do Rio de Janeiro

• Autor(a) principal: Moreira, Virgilio Garcia
• Data de Publicação: 2010
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UERJ
• Texto Completo: http://www.bdtd.uerj.br/handle/1/8746
• topic: Aging; Assessment instruments; Frail elderly; Frailty; Vulnerability; Envelhecimento; Instrumentos de avaliação; Idosos; Fragilidade; Vulnerabilidade; Idosos dependentes; Saúde do idoso; Envelhecimento; Vulnerabilidade em saúde; Gerontologia Metologia; CNPQ::CIENCIAS DA SAUDE::SAUDE COLETIVA::EPIDEMIOLOGIA

The Frailty Syndrome can be defined as a state of vulnerability to stress agents, an organic result of declines observed in multiple systems, compromising the ability of individuals to maintain homeostasis. The aim of this survey was to assess the prevalence of this condition through the range proposed by the Cardiovascular Health Study in an elderly population, clients of a private health care, living in the northern city of Rio de Janeiro, in addition to observing the behavior of this instrument in a Brazilian sample. 754 individuals were evaluated for five criteria of the instrument beyond socio-demographic variables, functional capacity, falls, cognitive profile and comorbidities reported. Those who reported three or more of the following criteria, slowing the speed of gait, reduced grip strength, feelings of exhaustion, low physical activity and weight loss were considered frail. The results indicate that among the subjects, 9.2% were frail. These were older, with poorer socio-economic status, with poorer cognitive performance and greater functional impairment (p <0.05). Fragile showed 87% of the change in gait velocity, 79.7% of grip strength, low physical activity 66.8, 52.2% reported feeling of exhaustion and 36.2% reported weight loss. New cutoff points were established for walking speed, energy expenditure and grip strength. The distribution of their frequencies when compared to the original study was quite similar. It is postulated that the weakness can be identified by clinical measures. Through early identification, it is possible to recognize an entity potentially reversible, reducing morbidity and mortality in the elderly population, however it is essential to accurate study on this entity will be measured and what are the criteria used to define it. Further studies are required to perform in Brazil, a deeper analysis of the proposed instrument.