UP, Nutritional Status and Frailty

Authors

  • Ana Beatriz Moreira Teixeira Centro Social e Comunitário do Planalto de Jales https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5176-5284
  • Patrícia Maria Rodrigues Pereira Pires Centro Académico e Clínico de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, CACTMAD, Escola Superior de Saúde, Universidade de Trás-os- Montes e Alto Douro. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1539-6936
  • Ana Cristina Lima Mimoso Caramelo Centro Académico e Clínico de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, CACTMAD, Escola Superior de Saúde, Universidade de Trás-os- Montes e Alto Douro.
  • Maria João Filomena Santos Pinto Monteiro Centro Académico e Clínico de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, CACTMAD, Escola Superior de Saúde, Universidade de Trás-os- Montes e Alto Douro.
  • Vitor Manuel Costa Pereira Rodrigues Centro Académico e Clínico de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, CACTMAD, Escola Superior de Saúde, Universidade de Trás-os- Montes e Alto Douro. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2795-685X
  • Maria da Conceição Alves Rainho Soares Pereira Centro Académico e Clínico de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, CACTMAD, Escola Superior de Saúde, Universidade de Trás-os- Montes e Alto Douro.
  • Isabel Maria Antunes Rodrigues da Costa Barroso Centro Académico e Clínico de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, CACTMAD, Escola Superior de Saúde, Universidade de Trás-os- Montes e Alto Douro. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5112-6015

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6063/motricidade.34005

Keywords:

Pressure ulcers, Nutritional status, Frailty, Elderly

Abstract

The predisposition to pressure ulcers (PU) is related to a prolonged process of disability that indicates frailty, functional decline and dependence, with malnutrition being a preponderant factor in its evolution. The present study aimed to relate the risk of developing PU with the nutritional status and frailty of elderly people institutionalised in residential structures for the elderly (ERPIs). It was a Quantitative, descriptive and cross-sectional study. A questionnaire was used, which included questions to characterise the participants, the Braden scale, the Mini Nutrition Assessment, and the Groningen Frailty Index. One hundred and thirty-four institutionalised users participated in the study: 86 (64.2%) were female, with an average age of 85.0 (SD=7.9) years, 94 (70.1%) widowed, and 78 (58.2%) had not completed elementary school. The results indicated that 48 (35.8%) of the elderly were at high risk of developing PU, 77 (57.4%) were classified as malnourished or at risk of malnutrition and 110 (82.1%) were frail. Assessing the risk of PU, frailty and malnutrition in institutionalised elderly people makes it possible to institute preventive measures to improve their quality of life. The prevention of PU is an indicator of the quality of care provided. Therefore, clinical practice must be based on current evidence.

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Published

2024-03-31

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 1 (2024): Continuing and Palliative Care: New Challenges in Health

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