title: Frailty and quality of life in elderly primary health care users.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  to investigate the association between physical frailty and quality of life in elderly users of primary health care in the capital of the state of Paraná.
  
  
  METHODS
  a cross-sectional, quantitative study with 203 elders. Data collected included: physical activity questionnaires, weight loss, fatigue/exhaustion, quality of life, performance of gait speed tests, and handgrip strength.
  
  
  RESULTS
  of the 203 older adults, 115 were pre-frail, 49 were non-frail, and 39 were frail, with a significant association with functional capacity and quality of life in all groups. The dimensions resulting from physical aspects, pain, and vitality were associated with those that were non-frail.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  in this study, frailty syndrome was inversely proportional to the quality of life, and significantly associated with functional capacity of older adults. Physical frailty is a manageable condition which can be targeted through geriatric nursing interventions.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maria Helena
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Lenardt
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: Nathalia Hammerschmidt Kolb
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Carneiro
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maria Angélica
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Binotto
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: Mariluci Hautsch
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Willig
authors.affiliation: Setor de Ciências da Saúde, Hospital de Clínicas, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: Tânia Maria
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Lourenço
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Saúde Comunitária, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: Jéssica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Albino
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D016330:Frail Elderly / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011320:Primary Health Care; D011788:Quality of Life