Prevalência de síndrome da fragilidade no idoso hospitalizado : dados de um centro de referência do sul do Brasil

Abstract

The frailty is a multidimensional syndrome characterized by a state of vulnerability to adverse health outcomes. This study aimed to measure the prevalence of frailty syndrome in elderly inpatients in a tertiary institution in southern Brazil, through a cross-sectional study. We evaluated ninety-nine elderly with 65 years of age or older who were hospitalized at the Hospital São Vicente de Paulo (HSVP) in Passo Fundo, during the month of November 2010, who agreed to participate in the study by signing the Term of Informed Consent. The elderly were evaluated for the phenotype of frailty, the sociodemographic, clinical, anthropometric and cognitive variables. Among the 99 patients in the study the mean age was 74.5 ± 6.8 years and 50 (50.5%) were women. Were classified as not frail, 4 (4%), intermediate 49 (49.5%) and frail 46 (46.5%). No factors were identified statistically associated with the prevalence of fragility. There are no studies showing the prevalence of the syndrome of frailty in hospitalized elderly patients, however, as was expected, the prevalence this population was considered high when compared to the community. It is believed that early detection and the interdisciplinary intervention are efficient and effective strategies in the care of frail elderly, preventing progression of, reducing the incidence of complications and length of hospital admissions and readmissions