Prevalence of multidimensional frailty and risk of sarcopenia in older people admitted to a medium-complexity hospital: a retrospective cross-sectional study
Objective: to determine the prevalence of multidimensional frailty and the risk of sarcopenia in elderly individuals at the time of hospital admission. Method: cross-sectional, quantitative, and retrospective study. Data were collected regarding a physical and functional assessment conducted at hosp...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2024 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS) |
| Repositorio: | PAJAR - Pan American Journal of Aging Research |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br:article/45597 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/pajar/article/view/45597 |
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| Palabra clave: | Frail Elderly Prevalence Hospitalization Sarcopenia anciano frágil prevalencia hospitalización sarcopenia. Idoso Fragilizado Prevalência Hospitalização |
| Sumario: | Objective: to determine the prevalence of multidimensional frailty and the risk of sarcopenia in elderly individuals at the time of hospital admission. Method: cross-sectional, quantitative, and retrospective study. Data were collected regarding a physical and functional assessment conducted at hospital admission: Clinical-Functional Vulnerability Index-20, Manual Muscle Testing of the Medical Research Council, Short Physical Performance Battery, and SARC-F+CP. Results: the sample consisted of 1780 medical records of elderly individuals admitted to a public hospital in southern Brazil, divided into two groups: 60-79 years (n=635) and ≥80 years (n=1145), during the period from August 2019 to March 2020. Among older individuals aged 60-79 years: 65.7% (n=417) are frail, 32.9% (n=209) have muscle weakness, 61.7% (n=392) are unable or have very poor physical performance, and 28.5% (n=343) are at risk of sarcopenia. Older individuals aged ≥80 years: 87.2% (n=999) are frail, 45.2% (n=518) have muscle weakness, 83.9% (n=961) have very poor physical performance or are unable, and 71.5% (n=862) are at risk of sarcopenia. Conclusion: there is a prevalence of multidimensional frailty, peripheral muscle weakness, incapacity in physical performance activities, and risks of sarcopenia among hospitalized older individuals. |
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