Avaliação da qualidade de vida e fragilidade de idosos hospitalizados: estudo transversal

Glauce Pereira do Nascimento; Rosalina Aparecida Partezani Rodrigues; André Luiz  da Silva Alvim; Luipa Michele da Silva; Kelli Borges dos Santos; Priscilla Macedo Pinto; Elenir Pereira de Paiva

doi:10.1590/SciELOPreprints.17385

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Glauce Pereira do Nascimento Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9770-819X
- Conceptualization
- Formal Analysis
- Investigation
- Methodology
- Project Administration
- Resources
- Writing – Original Draft Preparation
- Writing – Review & Editing
Rosalina Aparecida Partezani Rodrigues University of São Paulo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8916-1078
- Validation
André Luiz da Silva Alvim Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6119-6762
- Supervision
- Validation
- Writing – Review & Editing
Luipa Michele da Silva Federal University of Catalao https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6274-0520
- Writing – Original Draft Preparation
- Validation
Kelli Borges dos Santos Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora
- Validation
Priscilla Macedo Pinto Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora
- Investigation
- Validation
Elenir Pereira de Paiva Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6893-1221
- Methodology
- Supervision
- Validation
- Writing – Review & Editing

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/SciELOPreprints.17385

Keywords:

Nursing, Frailty, Quality of life

Abstract

Objective: to analyze the correlation between quality of life and the degree of frailty in hospitalized
older adults. Methods: a cross-sectional study conducted with 136 older adults aged over 60 years,
hospitalized for at least 24 hours, able to answer the questions, and who consented to participate.
Sociodemographic questionnaires, the World Health Organization Quality of Life Assessment for
Older Adults, and the Edmonton Frail Scale were administered. Statistical analysis used Spearman's
correlation coefficient, as well as Pearson's chi-square and Fisher's exact tests. Results: a moderate
negative correlation was observed between quality of life and frailty (r = -0.419; p = 0.001),
indicating that lower quality-of-life scores were associated with higher levels of frailty. Conclusion:
an inverse relationship was identified between quality of life and frailty in hospitalized older adults.
These findings reinforce the importance of interventions aimed at promoting quality of life as a
means of reducing the impact of frailty in this population.
Descriptors: Health Services for the Aged; Nurse-Patient Relations; Frail Elderly; Hospitalization;
Quality of Life