Revista Gaúcha de Enfermagem (Sep 2018)

Factors that contribute to a NANDA nursing diagnosis of risk for frail elderly syndrome

  • Maria da Graça Oliveira Crossetti,
  • Michele Antunes,
  • Beatriz Ferreira Waldman,
  • Margarita Ana Rubin Unicovsky,
  • Lucas Henrique de Rosso,
  • Letice Dalla Lana

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/1983-1447.2018.2017-0233
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 39, no. 0

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Abstract OBJECTIVE Identify the risk factors that contribute to a NANDA-I nursing diagnosis of risk for frail elderly system. METHOD Cross-sectional study with 395 elderly subjects, conducted from November 2010 to January 2013, in a university hospital in South of Brazil. Sociodemographic data were collected and levels of frailty were identified according to the Edmonton Frail Scale. RESULTS A total of 177 (44.81%) participants were classified as frail. There was a significant association between frailty and being female (p=0.031), nonwhite (p=0.008), having no romantic partner (p=0.014), no schooling (p=0.001), a monthly income lower than the minimum wage (p=0.034), and preexisting morbidities for respiratory diseases (p=0.003) as well as infectious and parasitic diseases (p=0.040). Diseases of the tracts genitourinary (p=0.035), respiratory (p=0.001) and blood (p=0.035) were the primary reasons for hospitalization. CONCLUSIÓN Los resultados contribuyen para el desarrollo e implementación del diagnóstico de enfermería en estudio en el ambiente hospitalario.

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