Metodologia e perfil sociodemográfico, cognitivo e de fragilidade de idosos comunitários de sete cidades brasileiras: Estudo FIBRA

Abstract

A study was designed to identify conditions of frailty in relation to social, demographic, health, cognitive, functional, and psychosocial variables in community-dwelling elderly. The article presents the methodology and preliminary data. A total of 3,478 elderly (65 years and older) were selected from probabilistic samples of seven Brazilian cities chosen by convenience and participated in a data collection session in a community setting. The following characteristics predominated: women (67.7%), married (48%) or widowed (36.4%), living with a son or daughter and family (52.6%), head of family (64.5%), and 1-4 years of schooling (49%); 28.8% were illiterate and 24.8% presented a cognitive deficit; 9.1% were frail, 51.8% pre-frail, and 39.1% non-frail. There were more frail individuals among women, those 80 years or older, the widowed, the illiterate, those who had never attended school, and those with cognitive deficit. In general, the social and demographic data corroborate Brazilian epidemiological studies, while those on frailty, cognitive status, and schooling corroborate the international literature.

Associações entre significados de velhice e bem-estar subjetivo indicado por satisfação em idosos

“…Women more often expressed a low level of satisfaction with their memory than men, confirming earlier data 18 indicating that women have a lower sense of self-efficacy for memory and cognition than men, and that their cognitive performance is indeed worse due to gender stereotypes and a lack of career opportunities.…”

“…In each location, a simple random sampling of urban census sectors was conducted using a quantity that corresponded to the ratio between the number of elderly individuals expected and the urban census tracts. 18 The present study used data from the cities of Belém-PA and Campinas-SP, both of which had a population in excess of one million at the time of the recruitment and data collection. Belém had a gross domestic product (GDP) of R$ 9793.00 per capita and Campinas had a GDP of R$ 29,731.00 per capita.…”

Is cognitive decline in the elderly associated with contextual income? Results of a population-based study in southern Brazil

“…In Brazil, the prevalence in six states was 25% in 2008 and 2009 6 , higher than that observed in other countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, such as Argentina (8.3%) and Barbados (21.3%) 7 .…”

Handgrip strength and physical activity in frail elderly

“…A study of seven Brazilian cities with a sample of 3,478 elderly found that 51.9% of the elderly were considered pre-frail, 39.1% were non frail and 9% frail (20) .…”