TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2005//
TI  - Cognitive state as a conditioner of frailty in the elderly. Perspective from a health centre
JO  - Anales del Sistema Sanitario de Navarra
A1  - García de Jalón, E.
A1  - Hervás, A.
SP  - 35
EP  - 47
VL  - 28
IS  - 1
N2  - AIM: To determine the influence of the cognitive state on the presence of different frailty factors in the elderly. METHODS: Study of an outpatient elderly population with chronic diseases (resident at home or institutionalised), the presence of different frailty risk factors and their relation to cognitive state (measured using the mini-mental state examination-MEC). RESULTS: Study of 147 elderly people with an average age of 71.4 years and a similar proportion of men (74; 50.3%) and women (73; 49.7%). Thirty-four subjects (23.1%) institutionalised in residences. The percentage of patients showing cognitive impairment (MEC<24 points) is 12.9% (19 cases). Presence of frailty risk factors: low social support: 7.5% (11); falls: 17% (25); urinary incontinence: 18.4% (27); depression: 13.6% (20); anxiety-insomnia: 29.9% (44); hospitalisation-readmissions: 21.8% (32); multiple medications ( /> 3 medicines): 53.7% (79); pluripathology (&gt; or = 3 diseases): 36.1% (53).     <p>Language: es</p>
LA  - es
SN  - 1137-6627
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -