Detection of the largest population susceptible to prescription of a program of exercises in Primary Care to prevent frailty

Identify the population over 70 year's old treated in primary care who should participate in a physical exercise program to prevent frailty. Analyze the concordance among 2criteria to select the beneficiary population of the program. Population-based cross-sectional study. Primary Care. Elderly...

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Published in:Atención primaria 2019-03, Vol.51 (3), p.135-141
Main Authors: Rosas Hernández, Ana María, Alejandre Carmona, Sergio, Rodríguez Sánchez, Javier Enrique, Castell Alcalá, Maria Victoria, Otero Puime, Ángel
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Subjects:
Accidental Falls - prevention & control
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cross-Sectional Studies
Exercise
Female
Frailty - prevention & control
Humans
Male
Primary Health Care
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Summary:Identify the population over 70 year's old treated in primary care who should participate in a physical exercise program to prevent frailty. Analyze the concordance among 2criteria to select the beneficiary population of the program. Population-based cross-sectional study. Primary Care. Elderly over 70 years old, living in the Peñagrande neighborhood (Fuencarral district of Madrid) from the Peñagrande cohort, who accepted to participate in 2015 (n = 332). The main variable of the study is the need for exercise prescription in people over 70 years old at the Primary Care setting. It was identified through 2different definitions: Prefrail (1-2 of 5 Fried criteria) and Independent individuals with physical performance limited, defined by Consensus on frailty and falls prevention among the elderly (independent and with a total SPPB score
ISSN:1578-1275
DOI:10.1016/j.aprim.2017.11.005