Physical frailty, cognitive and functional status in institutionalized older adults

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Frailty; Older adults; Cognitive status; Functional capacity; Institutionalization.

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Objective: To investigate the prevalence of frailty and its association with cognitive state and functional capacity in Brazilians institutionalized older adults. Methods: Cross-sectional study, conducted with institutionalized older adults from two Brazilian cities. Cognitive status, functional capacity and frailty were evaluated through the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), KATZ index, and frailty phenotype, respectively, besides anthropometry and physical activity. Results: This study included 73 older adults with a mean age of 78.6 ±10.44 years. 63% were female, 47.9% were the very old (> 80 years) and 32.1% were underweight. The prevalence of frailty was 57.5%. It was observed that the older adults with frailty mostly had functional dependence (68.3%; p<0.01); cognitive deficit (69.0%; p<0.01); and were inactive (97.3%; p=0.01). There was an association of frailty with cognitive status (PR=1.90; CI: 1.17 - 3.06) and functional capacity (PR=2.97; CI: 1.18 - 3.11). Conclusion: The results showed high prevalence of frailty among institutionalized older adults and its association with functional incapacity and cognitive decline.

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SILVA, J. C. C. .; RAMOS, L. B. .; SILVA, H. S. da .; ANDRADE, C. de S.; SOUZA, G. R. de .; SANTOS , T. da P.; SANTIAGO, L. B. .; RORIZ, A. K. C. . Physical frailty, cognitive and functional status in institutionalized older adults. Research, Society and Development, [S. l.], v. 11, n. 12, p. e281111234469, 2022. DOI: 10.33448/rsd-v11i12.34469. Disponível em: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/34469. Acesso em: 23 apr. 2024.

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