Frailty syndrome and socioeconomic and health characteristics among older adults

Frailty syndrome and socioeconomic and health characteristics among older adults

To investigate the association of frailty syndrome with socioeconomic and health variables among older adults. This is a cross-sectional, observational and analytical household research conducted with a sample of 1,609 urban elderly. We used: semi-structured questionnaire, scales (Katz, Lawton and s...

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Veröffentlicht in:Colombia medica (Cali, Colombia) Colombia), 2017-09, Vol.48 (3), p.126-131
Hauptverfasser: Dos Santos Tavares, Darlene Mara, de Freitas Corrêa, Thais Aline, Dias, Flavia Aparecida, Dos Santos Ferreira, Pollyana Cristina, Sousa Pegorari, Maycon
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Sprache:eng
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Age Distribution
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Brazil - epidemiology
Comorbidity
Female
Frailty - epidemiology
Health Status
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Original
Prevalence
Regression Analysis
Sex Distribution
Socioeconomic Factors
Surveys and Questionnaires
Syndrome
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Zusammenfassung:To investigate the association of frailty syndrome with socioeconomic and health variables among older adults. This is a cross-sectional, observational and analytical household research conducted with a sample of 1,609 urban elderly. We used: semi-structured questionnaire, scales (Katz, Lawton and shortened version of Geriatric Depression Scale) and Fragility Phenotype proposed by Fried. Descriptive analysis was performed along with a bivariate and multinomial logistic regression model (
ISSN:0120-8322
1657-9534
DOI:10.25100/cm.v48i3.1978