Frailty in elderly patients with chronic kidney disease under conservative treatment

Authors :: Jack Roberto Silva Fhon
Roberta Maria de Pina Pereira
Aline de Sousa Meira
Rosalina Aparecida Partezani Rodrigues
Marcelo Aparecido Batista
Luciana Kusumota
Source :: Rev Rene, Vol 17, Iss 3 (2016), Rev Rene; Vol 17 No 3 (2016); 386-392, Rev Rene; v. 17 n. 3 (2016); 386-392, Rev Rene, Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC), instacron:UFC, Redalyc, Repositório Institucional da Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC), Rev Rene, Vol 17, Iss 3, Pp 386-392 (2016), Repositório Institucional da USP (Biblioteca Digital da Produção Intelectual), Universidade de São Paulo (USP), instacron:USP
Publication Year :: 2016
Publisher :: Universidade Federal do Ceará, 2016.
Abstract: Objective: to assess the frail level of the elderly with chronic kidney disease under conservative treatment. Methods: this is a cross-sectional and correlational study performed with 35 elderly. The frailty was assessed using the Edmonton Frail Scale instrument. A descriptive analysis and Spearman correlation coefficients were performed. Results: the frailty showed a minimal variation of 1 and maximum of 14, with a mean score 7.71 (±3.10). Women (8.05±3.551) and illiterates (9.57±2.637) showed a higher mean score of frail. By correlating the frail score, a moderate inverse correlation was found with years of study (p=0.033) and moderate positive correlation with some complications (p

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