Resultados: 3

Elderly caregivers of the elderly: frailty, loneliness and depressive symptoms

Rev. bras. enferm; 72 (supl.2), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: to investigate the association between frailty, loneliness and depressive symptoms of elderly caregivers. Method: a cross - sectional study carried out with 341 elderly caregivers enrolled in Family Health Units of a city in the countryside of São Paulo State. The interviews were d...

Frailty syndrome among elderly and associated factors: comparison of two cities

Objective to compare the frailty syndrome among elderly people living at home in two Brazilian cities and to identify factors related to sociodemographic and health-related variables. Method population-based cross-sectional study with 480 elderly individuals from the cities of Ribeirão Preto/SP and J...

Elderly who take care of elderly: a study on the Frailty Syndrome

Rev. bras. enferm; 70 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: Identifying prevalence of frailty in elderly caregivers inserted in a high social vulnerability context and its correlation with sociodemographic and health aspects. Method: Descriptive, correlational and cross-sectional study. Forty elderly caregivers were evaluated with: questionn...