Profile in frail older people over 60 years of age in five Colombian cities, 2021

Objective: To establish the frailty profile of older people living in the urban areas of Bucaramanga, Medellín, Pereira, Popayán and Santa Marta in Colombia, as frail people aged 60 or over are increasingly important in primary care due to demographic change. Methods: Cross-sectional study of 2506...

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Main Authors: Víctor H. Arboleda, Diana Isabel Muñoz-Rodríguez, Alejandra Segura, Angela Segura Cardona, Carlos Arturo Robledo Marín, Doris Cardona, Erika Alejandra Giraldo Gallo, Sebastian Bedoya Mejia
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Published: Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana 2025-02-01
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Online Access:https://revistas.upb.edu.co/index.php/medicina/article/view/8773
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author Víctor H. Arboleda
Diana Isabel Muñoz-Rodríguez
Alejandra Segura
Angela Segura Cardona
Carlos Arturo Robledo Marín
Doris Cardona
Erika Alejandra Giraldo Gallo
Sebastian Bedoya Mejia
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Angela Segura Cardona
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Sebastian Bedoya Mejia
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description Objective: To establish the frailty profile of older people living in the urban areas of Bucaramanga, Medellín, Pereira, Popayán and Santa Marta in Colombia, as frail people aged 60 or over are increasingly important in primary care due to demographic change. Methods: Cross-sectional study of 2506 participants, selected through two-stage probabilistic sampling, and classified according to the FRAIL scale, to measure frailty. A multiple correspondence model was built to define the frailty-pre-frailty and non-frailty profiles. Results: The prevalence of people with frailty is 9.6%, and pre-frailty is 60.8%. These conditions were independently associated with female sex, depression, dependence for basic daily activities and falls. Similarly, the profile of pre-frail and frail elderly is determined by disability, falls, high nutritional risk, physical inactivity, being a woman and low socioeconomic status. Conclusion:Frail and pre-frail elderly people have modifiable characteristics (disability, falls, nutritional risk, physical inactivity and socioeconomic status), in order to reduce the prevalence of this condition. It is recommended that elderly people be able to enter care programs at different levels, in order to contribute to healthy aging processes.
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spelling doaj-art-0442ebc6d0da4492a5d7ea77378627722025-08-20T03:15:22ZengUniversidad Pontificia BolivarianaMedicina U.P.B.2357-63082025-02-01441213010.18566/medupb.v44n1.a03Profile in frail older people over 60 years of age in five Colombian cities, 2021Víctor H. Arboleda0Diana Isabel Muñoz-Rodríguez1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4255-4813Alejandra Segura2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4338-588XAngela Segura Cardona3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0010-1413Carlos Arturo Robledo Marín4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6944-561XDoris Cardona5https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1624-0952Erika Alejandra Giraldo Gallo6https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2262-7341Sebastian Bedoya Mejia7https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4945-8798Universidad CES, ColombiaUniversidad CES, ColombiaUniversidad CES, ColombiaUniversidad CES, ColombiaFundación Opción Colombia (FUNDACOL), ColombiaUniversidad CES, ColombiaUniversidad CES, ColombiaUniversidad CES, ColombiaObjective: To establish the frailty profile of older people living in the urban areas of Bucaramanga, Medellín, Pereira, Popayán and Santa Marta in Colombia, as frail people aged 60 or over are increasingly important in primary care due to demographic change. Methods: Cross-sectional study of 2506 participants, selected through two-stage probabilistic sampling, and classified according to the FRAIL scale, to measure frailty. A multiple correspondence model was built to define the frailty-pre-frailty and non-frailty profiles. Results: The prevalence of people with frailty is 9.6%, and pre-frailty is 60.8%. These conditions were independently associated with female sex, depression, dependence for basic daily activities and falls. Similarly, the profile of pre-frail and frail elderly is determined by disability, falls, high nutritional risk, physical inactivity, being a woman and low socioeconomic status. Conclusion:Frail and pre-frail elderly people have modifiable characteristics (disability, falls, nutritional risk, physical inactivity and socioeconomic status), in order to reduce the prevalence of this condition. It is recommended that elderly people be able to enter care programs at different levels, in order to contribute to healthy aging processes.https://revistas.upb.edu.co/index.php/medicina/article/view/8773frailityfunctionalitydepressionfallselderly person
spellingShingle Víctor H. Arboleda
Diana Isabel Muñoz-Rodríguez
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Angela Segura Cardona
Carlos Arturo Robledo Marín
Doris Cardona
Erika Alejandra Giraldo Gallo
Sebastian Bedoya Mejia
Profile in frail older people over 60 years of age in five Colombian cities, 2021
Medicina U.P.B.
fraility
functionality
depression
falls
elderly person
title Profile in frail older people over 60 years of age in five Colombian cities, 2021
title_full Profile in frail older people over 60 years of age in five Colombian cities, 2021
title_fullStr Profile in frail older people over 60 years of age in five Colombian cities, 2021
title_full_unstemmed Profile in frail older people over 60 years of age in five Colombian cities, 2021
title_short Profile in frail older people over 60 years of age in five Colombian cities, 2021
title_sort profile in frail older people over 60 years of age in five colombian cities 2021
topic fraility
functionality
depression
falls
elderly person
url https://revistas.upb.edu.co/index.php/medicina/article/view/8773
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