TY - JOUR
T1 - Fall and its association with the frailty syndrome in the elderly
T2 - Systematic review with meta-analysis
AU - Fhon, Jack Roberto Silva
AU - Rodrigues, Rosalina Aparecida Partezani
AU - Neira, Wilmer Fuentes
AU - Huayta, Violeta Magdalena Rojas
AU - Robazzi, Maria Lucia do Carmo Cruz
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Objective: To analyze the prevalence of falls and frailty syndrome and the association between these two syndromes in the elderly population. Method: Systematic review, without restriction of dates, in English, Portuguese and Spanish languages, in the databases PubMed, CINAHL, LILACS and in the SciElo virtual library. The association between both variables was extracted from the studies (Odds Ratio and 95% Confidence Intervals). Results: The review included 19 studies published between 2001 and 2015. The prevalence of falls in the frail elderly population was between 6.7% and 44%; in the pre-frail, between 10.0% and 52.0%, and in the non-frail, between 7.6% and 90.4%. The association between both variables presented a value of OR 1.80 (95% CI 1.51-2.13). Conclusion: There is evidence that falls are associated to the frailty in the elderly. Other factors may influence this association, such as age, sex, data collection instrument of the studies, place where they live and the process of senescence.
AB - Objective: To analyze the prevalence of falls and frailty syndrome and the association between these two syndromes in the elderly population. Method: Systematic review, without restriction of dates, in English, Portuguese and Spanish languages, in the databases PubMed, CINAHL, LILACS and in the SciElo virtual library. The association between both variables was extracted from the studies (Odds Ratio and 95% Confidence Intervals). Results: The review included 19 studies published between 2001 and 2015. The prevalence of falls in the frail elderly population was between 6.7% and 44%; in the pre-frail, between 10.0% and 52.0%, and in the non-frail, between 7.6% and 90.4%. The association between both variables presented a value of OR 1.80 (95% CI 1.51-2.13). Conclusion: There is evidence that falls are associated to the frailty in the elderly. Other factors may influence this association, such as age, sex, data collection instrument of the studies, place where they live and the process of senescence.
KW - Accidental falls
KW - Aged
KW - Frail elderly
KW - Geriatric nursing
KW - Review
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85014095361&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1590/S0080-623420160000700018
DO - 10.1590/S0080-623420160000700018
M3 - Artículo de revisión
C2 - 28198967
AN - SCOPUS:85014095361
SN - 0080-6234
VL - 50
SP - 1003
EP - 1010
JO - Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P
JF - Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P
IS - 6
ER -