%0 Journal Article
%T Characterization of Frail Elderly and their Caretakers Caracterizaci車n de ancianos fr芍giles y sus cuidadores
%A Marina Selin Gan谷n
%A Marl谷n del Valle P谷rez
%J MediSur
%D 2012
%I Centro Provincial de Informaci車n de las Ciencias M谷dicas en Cienfuegos
%X Background: Geriatric care is aimed at preventing the limitation and dependence of the elderly, improving their life quality and functional capacity of taking care of themselves and conducting personal development within their families and societies. Objective: To characterize frail elderly and their caretakers. Methods: Descriptive study conducted in Area 6 Polyclinic of Cienfuegos, which included 75 elders considered as fragile according to the functional assessment scale, and 62 caretakers. For the elderly, the following variables were analyzed: age, sex, personal medical history and overall functional classification according to general condition. For caretakers the following variables were analyzed: age, sex, occupational category and information level. Results: Among the elderly, the group from 70 to79 years old prevailed (41.3%), with little variation according to sex. Visual deficits predominated (89, 9%), as well as hypertension (66, 6%) and diabetes mellitus (30, 6%) in personal medical records. 48% reached a two  in the geriatric functional assessment scale. Among caretakers, the highest percentage was in ages from 40 to 59 years old, predominantly women, most of them self-employed. Conclusions: In the geriatric functional assessment scale, the assessment category number two prevailed. Among caretakers, the highest percentage is among the age range still apt for active working life (40 to 59 years old), predominantly women. Generally, when exploring the level of information on elderly care, it proved not to be the appropriate Fundamento: la atenci車n geri芍trica est芍 dirigida a evitar la limitaci車n y la dependencia de las personas mayores, mejorar su calidad de vida y la capacidad funcional de atenderse a s赤 mismos y desarrollarse en el seno de una familia y de la sociedad. Objetivo: caracterizar a los ancianos fr芍giles y sus cuidadores. M谷todos: estudio descriptivo realizado en el 芍rea 6 de Cienfuegos que incluy車 75 ancianos, evaluados como fr芍giles seg迆n la escala de evaluaci車n funcional, y a 62 cuidadores. En los ancianos se analizaron las variables: edad, sexo, antecedentes patol車gicos personales, clasificaci車n seg迆n estado funcional global; en los cuidadores se analizaron: edad, sexo, categor赤a ocupacional y nivel de informaci車n. Resultados: en los ancianos predomin車  el grupo de 70-79 a os (41,3 %), con poca variaci車n en el sexo; predominaron el d谷ficit visual (89, 9 %), la hipertensi車n arterial (66, 6 %) y la diabetes mellitus (30, 6 %) en los antecedentes patol車gicos personales; el 48 % estaba en la categor赤a dos de la escala geri芍trica
%K Ancianos fr芍giles
%K cuidadores Informales
%U http://www.medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/2204