[Successful aging and indicators of frailty in the elderly. Octabaix Study.]

[Successful aging and indicators of frailty in the elderly. Octabaix Study.]
Aten Primaria. 2014 Apr 29;
Authors: Ferrer A, Formiga F, Sanz H, Monteserrate E, Verges D, Grupo Octabaix
Abstract
Successful aging as a process of adaptation to the optimal state is little known in older people.
OBJECTIVE: To describe successful aging and to analyze the factors associated with frailty in people aged 86 years.
DESIGN: A cross-sectional study of a clinical trial at the second year of follow-up (Octabaix Study).
SETTING: Seven Primary Care Centers.
PARTICIPANTS: Non-institutionalized subjects born in 1924.
MAIN MEASUREMENTS: Data on sociodemographic, comorbidity and geriatric assessment scales were collected. Frailty was defined by the presence of 3 or more of the following criteria: muscle weakness, slow walking, weight loss, exhaustion, low physical activity. Successful aging was defined as: Barthel index >90/100 and Lobo test ≥24/35. Multiple regression analysis was performed.
RESULTS: A total of 273 patients were evaluated, 39.2% men. The prevalence of successful aging was 47.2% (129). In the unsuccessful aging, the frailty prevalence was 34.7% (50). The frailty factors associated with unsuccessful aging were low activity (OR: 7.56; 95%CI: 3.8 -14.9), weakness (OR: 6.08; 95%CI: 2.5-14.7), slowness (OR: 5.1; 95%CI: 2.8-9.5), and exhaustion (OR: 3.6; 95%CI: 1.6-8.3). The prevalence of suc...

Source: Atencion Primaria - April 29, 2014 Category: Primary Care Authors: Ferrer A, Formiga F, Sanz H, Monteserrate E, Verges D, Grupo Octabaix Tags: Aten Primaria Source Type: research