[Prevalence and sociodemographic factors associated with frailty in elderly women].
Cross-sectional study that aimed to estimating the prevalence of frailty in older women living in the city of João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil; and to identify possible associations between frailty and socio-demographic variables. The sample included 166 elderly women were interviewed in their home between April and June 2011. For data was collected using a structure instrument to questions on socio-demographic variables and the Edmonton Frail Scale. The descriptive data analysis, performed by SPSS 15.0, showed that most elderly women 60.8% showed some degree of fragility. Among them, 21.7% were apparently vulnerable, 23.5% mild frailty, 7.8% moderate and 7.8% severe frailty. It was found an association of the phenomena with age, education and income, conditions under which nurses must act in order to prevent the event.
Marcella Costa Souto
MC
Duarte
Maria das Graças Melo
Md
Fernandes
Rosalina Aparecida Partezani
RA
Rodrigues
Maria Miriam Lima da
MM
Nóbrega
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D016330:Frail Elderly / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors