Evaluation of fragility in elderly participants of a community center

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the existence of frailty in elderly participants of a Community Center in the city of Campina Grande/PB. Method: This is a descriptive cross-sectional survey conducted with 83 elderly aged 60 or more. We used a semi-structured questionnaire evaluating four of the five items of the phenotype produced by Fried et al. Results: The presence of fragility was observed in 6% of participants and pre-fragility in 71.1%. It was also observed that 53.01% of the elderly were overweight. Although the elderly population is active and inserted into activities that seek to improve their quality of life, it was observed that the majority is already in a state of pre-fragility. Conclusion: There is need to investigate the determinants of this condition and reinforce the importance of redirecting the activities offered from the needs of each individual in order to bring benefits to their physical and mental health.