학술논문
Pre-frailty and frailty of elderly residents in a municipality with a low Human Development Index.
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*Confidence intervals
*Frail elderly
*Health behavior
*Health status indicators
*Questionnaires
*Self-evaluation
*Weight loss
*Multiple regression analysis
*Socioeconomic factors
*Disease prevalence
*Cross-sectional method
*Physical activity
*Geriatric Depression Scale
*Data analysis software
*Muscle weakness
*Descriptive statistics
*Odds ratio
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1518-8345
Abstract
Objective: to identify the prevalence of the factors associated with pre-frailty and frailty of elderly residents in a municipality with a low Human Development Index Method: Cross-sectional study with a populational and household framework conducted with 316 elderly people. Frailty was determined from the presence of three or more of the following factors: (i) self-reported unintentional weight loss; (ii) lack of strength and energy; (iii) weakness; (iv) slowness; (v) low level of physical activity. The association between frailty and socio-demographic, behavioral and health factors was measured using the multinomial logistic regression technique. Results: The prevalence of pre-frailty and frailty was 58.7% and 23.8%, respectively. The adjusted regression model showed that the state of pre-frallty was associated with gender, age group and BMI, and frailty was associated with gender, age group, hospitalization, functional capacity, and self-perceived health. Conclusion: The evidence presented in this study demonstrates more variables associated with the frailty condition, reinforcing the concept of a multifactorial clinical syndrome that may result in the loss of functionality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]