Health promotion of frail elderly individuals and at risk of frailty

To identify interventions for the health promotion of frail elderly individuals and those at risk of frailty. Integrative review of the literature performed in the following databases: LILACS, CINAHL, MEDLINE, Web of Science, COCHRANE and Scopus, using the. "frail elderly", "aging&quo...

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Published in:Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem 2019-01, Vol.72 (suppl 2), p.319-327
Main Authors: Silva, Cynthia Roberta Dias Torres, Carvalho, Khelyane Mesquita de, Figueiredo, Maria do Livramento Fortes, Silva-Júnior, Fernando Lopes, Andrade, Elaine Maria Leite Rangel, Nogueira, Lydia Tolstenko
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Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aging
Clinical trials
Elder care
Frail Elderly
Frailty
Geriatrics - methods
Geriatrics - trends
Health promotion
Health Promotion - methods
Health services
Health Services for the Aged
Hospitalization
Humans
NURSING
Nursing Care
Older people
Physiology
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Summary:To identify interventions for the health promotion of frail elderly individuals and those at risk of frailty. Integrative review of the literature performed in the following databases: LILACS, CINAHL, MEDLINE, Web of Science, COCHRANE and Scopus, using the. "frail elderly", "aging", "health services for the aged" and "health promotion" combined with Boolean operators "AND" and "OR". Randomized controlled clinical trials (RCTs) classified as level of evidence II represented 82.6% of studies. Interventions were analyzed according to the following categories: Interventions for the elderly at risk of frailty and Interventions for the frail elderly. The following interventions were identified: educational multiprofessional group meetings, physical training, home visit/home care program, nutrition assessment and supplementation, health maintenance programs and cognitive training; models/programs of management and monitoring, use of assistive technology devices and hospitalization program for geriatric rehabilitation.
ISSN:0034-7167
1984-0446
1984-0446
DOI:10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0575