Objetivo. Describir las condiciones de salud y el estado funcional de los adultos mayores mexicanos. Material y métodos. Estudio descriptivo con una muestra de 8 874 adultos mayores de 60 años o más con representatividad nacional. Se analizaron indicadores asociados con las principales condiciones de salud y del estado funcional, se reportan las principales prevalencias así como pruebas de diferencias de proporciones. Resultados. Los principales padecimientos en esta población son la hipertensión (40%), diabetes (24%) e hipercolesterolemia (20%). Para los indicadores de salud mental, 17.6% presentó síntomas depresivos; 7.3%, deterioro cognitivo y, 7.9%, demencia. Para el estado funcional, 26.9% reportó dificultad para realizar actividades básicas y, 24.6%, para actividades instrumentales. Conclusiones. Es necesaria la puesta en marcha de un nuevo modelo de atención para hacer frente a la creciente prevalencia de las enfermedades crónicodegenerativas en la vejez, así como al aumento de la discapacidad y consecuente dependencia que resulta de ellas.

In this cohort of rural Mexican older adults, sleep complaints were associated with frailty in older women. Because sleep quality is potentially remediable, future frailty prevention interventions should take sleep complaints into account. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2017; 17: 2573-2578.

Background Determine the impact of poor oral health on the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in community-dwelling older adults. Methods Cross-sectional study of community-dwelling older adults in Mexico City. Sociodemographic characteristics were obtained and assessed their OHRQoL according to the Geriatric/General Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI). Clinical evaluation of their oral health: painful chewing, use of dentures, dry mouth, xerostomia, plaque, calculus, coronal and root caries, tooth loss and gingival bleeding. Finally, we determined the oral health of participants through Latent Class Analysis (LCA), excluding totally edentulous. The strength of association was determined (Odds Ratio [OR] and 95% confidence interval [95% CI]) through logical regression between the oral health categories (latent classes) and OHRoL in older adults, adjusted with the other variables included in the study: age, sex, marital status, living arrangements (lives alone), educational level, paid work status, comorbidity, cognitive deterioration, depression and use of medical and dental services in the previous 12 months. Results The mean (SD) GOHAI score for the 228 older adults to 46.5 (8.7), number of classes to characterize oral health through LCA was three (entropy 0.805). The GOHAI mean for Class 3 (57.0%), acceptable oral health was 50.1 (7.1); totally edentulous (9.6%), 47.9 (8.4); for Class 2 (16.7%), regular oral health, 43.8 (9.3); and for Class 1 (16.7%), poor oral health, 42.2 (9.7). Significant differences were observed among means ( p < .001). Using Class 3 an as a reference, the strength of association between the GOHAI scores and low OHRQoL (GOHAI 25th percentile = 24.0) was OR = 0.7, 95% CI = 0.2–3.3 for totally edentulous; OR = 3.0, 95% CI = 1.2–7.6 for Class 2 and OR = 5.0, 95% CI = 2.1–12.1 for Class 1. Conclusion Poor oral health was associated with a negative impact on the OHRQoL of community-dwelling older adults. Clinical relevance It is essential to design and implement oral health care policies specifically targeted at improving the quality of life in this older adult population.

PurposeThe present study aims to explore characteristics associated with low perception of autonomy among community-dwelling older adults.Patients and methodsThis original research was derived from a cross-sectional study based on the study COSFOMA with information from 1,252 (60 years and older) community-dwelling older adults whose data was obtained through a questionnaire that included sociodemographic characteristics, as well as different scales of geriatric assessment. The perception of autonomy was evaluated with the autonomy sub-scale of the Quality of Life Scale of Older Adults from the World Health Organization (World Health Organization Quality of Life of Older Adults, WHOQOL-OLD).ResultsThe mean (SD) age of the 1,252 community-dwelling older adults participating in the study was 68.5 (7.2) years. The average perception of autonomy was 65.3 (18.2) points out of 100. In the final logistic regression model, schooling <6 years (Odds Ratio, OR = 2.1, 95% Confidence Interval, CI = 1.5–2.9), low social support (OR = 1.6, 1.2–2.2), low spirituality (OR = 2.6, 95% CI = 1.9–3.4), presence of cognitive impairment (OR = 1.9, 95% CI = 1.4–2.5), anxiety (OR = 1.7, 95% CI = 1.2–2.5), and limitation in activities of daily living (ADL) (OR = 1.6, 95% CI = 1.1–2.2) were statistically associated with the presence of low autonomy in older adults.ConclusionThe perception of autonomy among community-dwelling older adults is moderate. Social support and spirituality, as well as cognitive impairment, anxiety, and limitations in ADL, play a significant role for degree of perceived autonomy in this population. Health professionals can use this information to promote participation in decision-making processes through programs that improve quality of life.