Frailty syndrome and your correlation with emotional, cognitive, physical and functional aspects in institutionalized elderly

Authors

  • Pâmella Martim Fernandes Universidade Santa Cecília (UNISANTA), Santos (SP).
  • Pâmella Pereira Cipriano Universidade Santa Cecília (UNISANTA), Santos (SP).
  • Marcos Vinícius Monteiro Bezerra UNISANTA. Santos (SP)
  • Sheila Mello Borges UNISANTA – Santos (SP), Brasil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2015v18i1p163-175

Keywords:

Frailty, Elderly, Nursing home.

Abstract

The objective of the study was to evaluate the frailty in elderly residents in a nursing home of the Santos city and correlate aspects of this syndrome with depressive symptoms, cognitive domain, physical and functional performance in this sample. Twenty institutionalized elderly were evaluated, which are mostly classified as frail (n = 18; 90%) and were correlated with cognitive impairment (r = -0.470; P = 0.04), low physical (r = -0.437; P= 0.05), and functional performance (r = -0.529; P = 0.02) in the study population.

 

Author Biographies

Pâmella Martim Fernandes, Universidade Santa Cecília (UNISANTA), Santos (SP).

Graduada em Fisioterapia. Universidade Santa Cecília (UNISANTA), Santos (SP).

 

Pâmella Pereira Cipriano, Universidade Santa Cecília (UNISANTA), Santos (SP).

Acadêmica do curso de Fisioterapia. Universidade Santa Cecília (UNISANTA), Santos (SP).

 

Marcos Vinícius Monteiro Bezerra, UNISANTA. Santos (SP)

Acadêmico do curso de Fisioterapia. UNISANTA. Santos (SP).

 

Sheila Mello Borges, UNISANTA – Santos (SP), Brasil.

Fisioterapeuta. Doutora em Psiquiatria pela FMUSP. Mestre em Gerontologia pela Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Docente da UNISANTA – Santos  (SP), Brasil.

 

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Published

2015-03-31

How to Cite

Fernandes, P. M., Cipriano, P. P., Bezerra, M. V. M., & Borges, S. M. (2015). Frailty syndrome and your correlation with emotional, cognitive, physical and functional aspects in institutionalized elderly. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 18(1), 163–175. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2015v18i1p163-175

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 1 (2015)

Section

Papers

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