FRAILTY ASSESSMENT OF ELDERLY HOSPITALIZED AT AN EMERGENCY SERVICE OF A UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Authors

  • Juliane de Fátima Santos Antunes Universidade Federal de São Paulo
  • Meiry Fernanda Pinto Okuno Universidade Federal de São Paulo
  • Maria Carolina Barbosa Teixeira Lopes Universidade Federal de São Paulo
  • Cássia Regina Vancini Campanharo Universidade Federal de São Paulo
  • Ruth Ester Assayag Batista Universidade Federal de São Paulo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v20i2.39928

Keywords:

Frail elderly, Aged, Delivery of health care.

Abstract

The objective in this study was to assess the
frailty of elderly hospitalized at the Emergency Service
of a university hospital in the State of São Paulo, Brazil.
The data were collected between March and June 2014.
Cross-sectional study involving 101 elderly, hospitalized for
24 hours or more. To develop the analysis, the Edmonton
Frail Scale was applied. The mean age was 75 years,
50.5% female, 58.4% did not finish primary education,
89.1% retired or pensioner and 84.2% accompanied by a
caregiver. Frequent antecedents were: arterial hypertension
(65.3%), diabetes mellitus (65.3%) and smoking (44.6%).
Concerning the frailty, the mean total score was 9.85,
indicating moderate frailty. The elderly people with
neurological diseases, dementia, more advanced age and
who had a caregiver demonstrated higher levels of frailty.
Frailty screening favors planning with a view to preventing
disability and the worsening of the elderly people’s health
conditions.

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Published

2015-06-28

How to Cite

Antunes, J. de F. S., Pinto Okuno, M. F., Barbosa Teixeira Lopes, M. C., Vancini Campanharo, C. R., & Assayag Batista, R. E. (2015). FRAILTY ASSESSMENT OF ELDERLY HOSPITALIZED AT AN EMERGENCY SERVICE OF A UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL. Cogitare Enfermagem, 20(2). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v20i2.39928

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 2 (2015)

Section

Research

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