Fragility in elderly residents of long-term careinstitution

Revista de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Maria Célia de Freitas¹  Hilderjane Carla da Silva²  Graciela Maria Carneiro Maciel²  Rejane Maria Paiva de Menezes² 

[1] Universidade Estadual do Ceará;Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte;

关键词: enfermagem geriátrica;    idoso;    idoso fragilizado;    processos de enfermagem.;   

DOI  :  10.5902/2179769211328

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Doi: 10.5902/2179769211328 Objective: to identify the level of fragility of institutionalized elderly women and, thereafter, indicate diagnoses, interventions and nursing outcomes. Method: cross-sectional study, conducted in April and May 2012, in a long-term institution for elderly women in Fortaleza. The Edmonton Frail Scale was applied, considering nine domains. The International Taxonomy of North American Nursing Diagnosis Association, Nursing Intervention Classification and Nursing Outcomes Classification were utilized to list the diagnoses, interventions and nursing outcomes.  Results: 16 out of 24 elderlies (66.6%) were fragile. According to the level of frailty, 7 (29.1%) were mildly frail, 2 (8.3%) were moderately frail, 7 (29.1%) were severely frail. The adopted domains of the scale were: functional independence, medicine usage, continence and functional performance, which led to the identification of six nursing diagnoses; interventions and results. Conclusions: the use of the scale allowed identification of levels of fragility, as well as the suggestion of diagnoses, interventions and expected outcomes.

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