Frailty is associated with sociodemographic and health factors and related to the care context of older caregivers: a Brazilian cross-sectional study
São Paulo med. j
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141(3): e202272, 2023. tab
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ABSTRACT
Abstract 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 ANDSETTING:
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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Type of study:
Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
São Paulo med. j
Journal subject:
Cirurgia Geral
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Cincia
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Ginecologia
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Medicine
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Medicina Interna
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Obstetr¡cia
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Pediatria
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Sa£de Mental
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Sa£de P£blica
Year:
2023
Type:
Article
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Project document
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade Federal de Alfenas (UNIFAL-MG)/BR
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Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar)/BR
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