Lenardt Maria Helena, Carneiro Nathalia Hammerschmidt Kolb, Binotto Maria Angélica, Willig Mariluci Hautsch, Lourenço Tânia Maria, Albino Jéssica
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
Setor de Ciências da Saúde, Hospital de Clínicas, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
Rev Bras Enferm. 2016 Jun;69(3):478-83. doi: 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690309i.
to investigate the association between physical frailty and quality of life in elderly users of primary health care in the capital of the state of Paraná.
a cross-sectional, quantitative study with 203 elders. Data collected included: physical activity questionnaires, weight loss, fatigue/exhaustion, quality of life, performance of gait speed tests, and handgrip strength.
of the 203 older adults, 115 were pre-frail, 49 were non-frail, and 39 were frail, with a significant association with functional capacity and quality of life in all groups. The dimensions resulting from physical aspects, pain, and vitality were associated with those that were non-frail.
in this study, frailty syndrome was inversely proportional to the quality of life, and significantly associated with functional capacity of older adults. Physical frailty is a manageable condition which can be targeted through geriatric nursing interventions.
调查巴拉那州首府初级卫生保健老年使用者身体虚弱与生活质量之间的关联。
对203名老年人进行横断面定量研究。收集的数据包括:身体活动问卷、体重减轻、疲劳/倦怠、生活质量、步态速度测试表现和握力。
在203名老年人中,115人处于虚弱前期,49人非虚弱,39人虚弱,所有组中身体虚弱与功能能力和生活质量均存在显著关联。身体方面、疼痛和活力方面的维度与非虚弱者相关。
在本研究中,虚弱综合征与生活质量成反比,并与老年人的功能能力显著相关。身体虚弱是一种可控制的状况,可通过老年护理干预加以应对。