Daniela Ramos Oliveira|Luiz Antônio Bettinelli|Adriano Pasqualotti|Débora Corso|Felipe Brock|Alacoque Lorenzini Erdmann
Prevalence of frailty syndrome in old people in a hospital institution
Hospital de Câncer de Barretos|Universidade de Passo Fundo|Universidade de Passo Fundo|Hospital São Vicente de Paulo|Universidade de Passo Fundo|Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
measure prevalence frailty syndrome elderly inpatients hospital institutioncrosssectional study using sample 99 subjects aged 65 older hospitalized month november2010 vicente de paulo hospital passo fundo rio grande sul state rs data collected regarding phenotype frailty along social demographic clinical anthropometric informationthe mean age 74568 years 50 505 women 4 classified nonfrail 49 495 prefrail 46 465 frail statistically significant factors identified associated frailtyas expected prevalence population found high compared studies focused community believed early detection interdisciplinary intervention prevent progression condition reduce incidence complications hospitalization