ABSTRACT
Objective:
to verify the clinical-functional frailty condition and its relationship with the sociodemographic characteristics and with the presence of sarcopenia in aged individuals.
Method:
a cross-sectional study, developed with 356 aged individuals in Primary Health Care. The data were collected between September 2018 and March 2019, through a sociodemographic data form and the Clinical-Functional Vulnerability Index. Pearson’s Chi-square test was used for the analysis of the associations between the categorical variables, with a 0.05 significance level.
Results:
there were positive correlations between sarcopenia and the following variables: weight loss (p=0.000), Body Mass Index <22 (p=0.026), calf circumference <31 (p=0.007), gait speed >five seconds (p=0.018), marital status (p=0.003), schooling level (p=0.004), aged group (p=0.001), and frailty conditions (p=0.000).
Conclusion:
this study contributes to nurses’ knowledge about the real needs of older adults seeking Primary Care.
DESCRIPTORS
Sarcopenia; Aged individual; Primary Health Care; Social Psychology; Older Adults Health