Characterization of the Functional State in Fragile Bigger Adults from the Medical Practice

Abstract

Context: the fragility of the elderly served in a community health area and to characterize elderlies according to fragility criteria. Objective: to characterize the functional state in fragile bigger adults from the medical practice. Material and Methods: a descriptive, cross-sectional investigation with a quantitative approach was carried out between April 2017 and April 2018. Results: prevailed the alterations of mobility and balance in 54,8 %, only 16,1 % was alterations of the emotional state and 29,0 % was alterations functional cognitive. Conclusion: the presence of several fragility criteria such as elderlies older female sex with associated pathologies as hypertension.