Relationship between frailty and respiratory function in the community-dwelling elderly

Objective: To evaluate the impact of frailty on respiratory function in a community- dwelling elderly. Method: 51 community-dwelling elderly were evaluated (mean age of 73 plus or minus 6 years), being 29 men (56.7%) and 22 women (43.3%). We collect the following variables: sociodemographic characte...

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Published in:Revista brasileira de fisioterapia (São Carlos (São Paulo, Brazil)) Brazil)), 2013-02, Vol.17 (1), p.9-16
Main Authors: Pegorari, MS, Ruas, G, Patrizzi, L J
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Language:Portuguese
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Summary:Objective: To evaluate the impact of frailty on respiratory function in a community- dwelling elderly. Method: 51 community-dwelling elderly were evaluated (mean age of 73 plus or minus 6 years), being 29 men (56.7%) and 22 women (43.3%). We collect the following variables: sociodemographic characteristics, frailty phenotype, pulmonary function test and assessment of the respiratory muscles using an analog manometer. The statistical analysis was performed using the Kolmogorov and Smirnov tests, one-way ANOVA, Paired Student's t-test and Pearson correlation coefficient (p
ISSN:1413-3555