The present was a cross-section historic study that was conducted in 2005; 1665 medical records of patients aged ³ 60 were included; patients were hospitalized in clinical units of a university hospital in the south of Brazil.
Estudio transversal retrospectivo realizado en el año de 2005. Se incluyeron 1665 historias clínicas de pacientes con una edad igual o mayor a 60 años, internados en los servicios clínicos de un hospital universitario localizado al sur de Brasil.
Estudo transversal retrospectivo conduzido no ano de 2005. Foram incluídos 1665 prontuários de pacientes com idade igual ou maior que > 60 anos, internados em unidades clínicas de um hospital universitário no sul do Brasil.