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Estudo da prevalência da fragilidade na população idosa portuguesa
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Introdução: O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a prevalência da fragilidade na população idosa portuguesa e analisar o comportamento das dimensões do fenótipo da fragilidade ao longo de 3 meses de follow-up
Metodologia: A amostra foi composta por 267 participantes. A avaliação da fragilidade foi realizada a partir do fenótipo de Fried, que utiliza os indicadores da perda de peso, exaustão, atividade física, velocidade de marcha e fraqueza muscular. A análise estatística dos dados foi realizada a partir do qui-quadrado, comparando as avaliações inicial e follow-up, realizadas com 3 meses de follow-up.
Resultados: Os participantes tinham uma idade média de 77,38 ±7,8 anos, dos quais 67,8% eram mulheres e 32,2% eram homens. Foram detetadas diferenças estatisticamente significativas em todos os itens de avaliação do fenótipo da fragilidade: Perda de Peso (=48,987; p<0.001); Exaustão (=6,526; p<0,001); Atividade Física (=64,380; p<0,001); Velocidade de Marcha (=107,409; p<0,001); Fraqueza Muscular (=105,811; p<0,001); e também na Fragilidade (=98,964; p<0,001).
Conclusão: O fenótipo de fragilidade de Fried mostrou ser um bom instrumento para avaliar a prevalência da fragilidade na população portuguesa, mostrando existir relações significativas em todos os domínios da fragilidade e na fragilidade em si, entre a avaliação inicial e o follow-up.
Introduction The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of frailty in the portuguese elderly population and to analyse the behaviour of the frailty dimensions during 3 months of follow-up Methods The sample was composed by 267 participants. The frailty assessment was performed from Fried’s phenotype, which uses the indicator of weight loss, exhaustion, physical activity, gate speed and weakness. The statistical analysis of the data was performed from chi-square, comparing the initial and follow-up evaluations, performed with 3 months of follow-up. Results Participants had an average age of 77,38 ±7,8 years, of which 67,8% were women and 32,2% were men. Statistically significant difference were found in all items of assessment of the phenotype of frailty: weight loss (=48,987; p<0,001), Exhaustion (=6,526, p<0,001), Physical activity (=64,380, p<0,001), Weakness (=105,811, p<0,001), Gate Speed (=107,409, p<0,001) and also Frailty (=98,964, p<0,001) Conclusion Fried’s phenotype proved to be a good instrument to assess the prevalence of frailty in the portuguese population, showing significant relation in all domains of frailty and frailty itself, between the initial evaluation and the follow-up.
Introduction The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of frailty in the portuguese elderly population and to analyse the behaviour of the frailty dimensions during 3 months of follow-up Methods The sample was composed by 267 participants. The frailty assessment was performed from Fried’s phenotype, which uses the indicator of weight loss, exhaustion, physical activity, gate speed and weakness. The statistical analysis of the data was performed from chi-square, comparing the initial and follow-up evaluations, performed with 3 months of follow-up. Results Participants had an average age of 77,38 ±7,8 years, of which 67,8% were women and 32,2% were men. Statistically significant difference were found in all items of assessment of the phenotype of frailty: weight loss (=48,987; p<0,001), Exhaustion (=6,526, p<0,001), Physical activity (=64,380, p<0,001), Weakness (=105,811, p<0,001), Gate Speed (=107,409, p<0,001) and also Frailty (=98,964, p<0,001) Conclusion Fried’s phenotype proved to be a good instrument to assess the prevalence of frailty in the portuguese population, showing significant relation in all domains of frailty and frailty itself, between the initial evaluation and the follow-up.
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Fragilidade Fenótipo Comunidade Envelhecimento Pessoas idosas residentes em comunidade Frailty Phenotype Community Aging Elderly people living in community