Frailty state transitions among non-frail and vulnerable older adults: Does mobility performance really matter?

Autor(es)

Jesus, Isabela T. Machado de ^[1] ; Orlandi, Fabiana de Souza ^[1] ; de Oliveira Gomes, Grace Angelica ^[1] ; Say, Karina Gramani ^[1] ; Guarisco, Leticia Pimenta Costa ^[1] ; Orlandi, Ariene Angelini dos Santos ^[1] ; Pott-Junior, Henrique ^[2] ; Zazzetta, Marisa Silvana ^[1]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Fed Univ Sao Carlos UFSCar, Dept Gerontol, Sao Carlos - Brazil

^[2] Fed Univ Sao Carlos UFSCar, Dept Med, Sao Carlos - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: GERIATRIC NURSING; v. 42, n. 6, p. 1367-1372, NOV-DEC 2021.
• Citações Web of Science: 0

Resumo

We assessed the predictors of becoming frail between non-frail and vulnerable community-dwelling older adults in a retrospective cohort study with adults (n=346) aged 60 years or older recruited from primary healthcare centers. Edmonton Frailty Scale assessed frailty status, and Kaplan-Meier estimated the frailty-free probability and compared it between groups. Cox regression models explored predictors of becoming frail. At baseline, there were 32.3% individuals classified as Frail according to the EFS, whereas 32.4% were vulnerable and 35.3% non-frail. We observed 82 incident cases of frailty, 65.8% among those classified as vul-nerable and 37.8% in the non-frail group (p < 0.05). Female sex, years of education, and an overall score of < 45 on the Berg Balance Scale were the only independent predictors of becoming frail. Although frailty is not only correlated with mobility, static and dynamic balancing abilities appear to have the same impact as a vul-nerable state to becoming frail. (c) 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 16/15235-1 - Ferramenta de monitoramento de níveis de fragilidade em idosos atendidos na atenção básica de saúde: avaliação da sua efetividade e eficiência
• Beneficiário: Marisa Silvana Zazzetta
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Pesquisa em Políticas Públicas para o SUS
• Processo FAPESP: 14/50104-0 - Ferramenta para monitoramento de níveis de fragilidade e fatores associados em idosos atendidos pelo Núcleo de Apoio à Saúde da Família (NASF) no Município de São Carlos
• Beneficiário: Marisa Silvana Zazzetta
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Pesquisa em Políticas Públicas para o SUS