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0131/2012 - SOCIAL SUPPORT AND FRAILTY SYNDROME IN ELDERLY COMMUNITY RESIDENTS
APOIO SOCIAL E SÍNDROME DA FRAGILIDADE EM IDOSOS RESIDENTES NA COMUNIDADE

Author:

• Fabienne Louise Juvêncio dos Santos Amaral - Amaral, F.L.J.S. - Cabedelo, PB - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte - <fabi.louise@gmail.com>

Co-author(s):

• Álvaro Campos Cavalcanti Maciel - Maciel, A.C.C. - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte - <alvarohuab@ig.com.br>
• Aline Freire Falcão Nascimento - Nascimento, A.F.F. - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte - <linefalcao@yahoo.com.br>
• Ricardo Oliveira Guerra - Guerra, R.O. - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte - <roguerra@ufrnet.br>

Thematic Area:

Saúde do Idoso

Abstract:

The frailty in the elderly results from the complex interplay between social and clinical factors involved in its genesis. However, still it is unclear whether this syndrome can be aggravated due to lack of social support. So, the objective of this study was to analyze the association between social support and frailty syndrome in elderly community residents. This is an observational analytical cross-sectional study, with a sample of 300 elderly. Were collected socialdemographic, economics and physical health, frailty and social support data. For statistical analysis, we performed the Pearson chi-square test, the Student t test and binary logistic regression, adopting a significance level of 5%. No associations were observed of frailty with the social support variables, except for housekeeping mode (p = 0.04). In logistic regression, remained associated with frailty the age (OR = 1.19), physical activity (OR = 2.56) and self-perceived health (OR =3.33). It´s believed that more studies need to be developed to characterize the social vulnerability, as well as health services need to recognize the importance of social support as an integral part of care for the elderly.

Keywords:

Aging Frail elderly Social support

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Amaral, F.L.J.S., Maciel, A.C.C., Nascimento, A.F.F., Guerra, R.O.. SOCIAL SUPPORT AND FRAILTY SYNDROME IN ELDERLY COMMUNITY RESIDENTS. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2012/Mar). [Citado em 27/09/2024]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/social-support-and-frailty-syndrome-in-elderly-community-residents/9474?id=9474



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