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Frailty is associated with sociodemographic and health factors and related to the care context of older caregivers: a Brazilian cross-sectional study.
Macedo, Marcela Naiara Graciani Fumagale; Alves, Élen Dos Santos; Jesus, Isabela Thaís Machado de; Inouye, Keika; Brito, Tábatta Renata Pereira de; Santos-Orlandi, Ariene Angelini Dos.
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  • Macedo MNGF; Undergraduate Student, Department of Gerontology, Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar), São Carlos (SP), Brazil.
  • Alves ÉDS; MSc. Nurse and Doctoral Student, Postgraduate Nursing Program, Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar), São Carlos (SP), Brazil.
  • Jesus ITM; PhD. Gerontologist and Temporary Professor, Department of Gerontology, Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar), São Carlos (SP), Brazil.
  • Inouye K; PhD. Pharmaceutical and Adjunct Professor, Department of Gerontology, Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar), São Carlos (SP), Brazil.
  • Brito TRP; PhD. Nurse and Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Nutrition, Universidade Federal de Alfenas (UNIFAL-MG), Alfenas (MG), Brazil.
  • Santos-Orlandi AAD; PhD. Nurse and Adjunct Professor, Department of Nursing, Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar), São Carlos (SP), Brazil.
Sao Paulo Med J ; 141(3): e202272, 2022.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36102461
BACKGROUND: The task of caring can arise suddenly without guidance or support, resulting in psychological tension and health impairment, which can culminate in the development of frailty. OBJECTIVE: To analyze the relationship between frailty and sociodemographic and health aspects related to the care context of older caregivers. DESIGN AND SETTING: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 65 older caregivers registered in family health units in the interior of the state of São Paulo. METHODS: The participants were interviewed individually using the following instruments: a characterization questionnaire, Fried's frailty phenotype, Zarit Burden's Interview, Mini-Mental State Examination, Geriatric Depression Scale, Katz Index, and Lawton Scale. In addition, the following statistical tests were applied: Pearson's chi-squared test, Fisher's exact test, and Mann-Whitney test. A significance level of 5% was considered to be statistically significant. RESULTS: Women who took care of their spouses predominated without prior training or the help of other people. Most of the patients were pre-frail (72.3%). Frailty was significantly related to marital status (P = 0.016), depressive symptoms (P = 0.029), cognitive decline (P = 0.029), the degree of kinship (P = 0.015), and burden (P = 0.004). CONCLUSION: Older caregivers without a partner, with severe depressive symptoms and cognitive changes, who cared for their parents, and had higher levels of burden, presented a higher proportion of frailty.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Fragilidad Tipo de estudio: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Aged / Female / Humans País/Región como asunto: America do sul / Brasil Idioma: En Revista: Sao Paulo Med J Asunto de la revista: MEDICINA Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Brasil Pais de publicación: Brasil
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Fragilidad Tipo de estudio: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Aged / Female / Humans País/Región como asunto: America do sul / Brasil Idioma: En Revista: Sao Paulo Med J Asunto de la revista: MEDICINA Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Brasil Pais de publicación: Brasil