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Rev Fac Med UNAM 2011; 54 (5)

Prevalence of geriatric syndrome among elderly patients attended in ABC Medical Center, 2010

d´Hyver DC, León T, Martínez-Gallardo PL

Language: Spanish
References: 23
Page: 4-11
PDF size: 167.48 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Objective: To determine the prevalence of geriatric syndromes in elderly patients over 80 years of age in the ABC Medical Center IAP, a Private Institution, and compare it with that found five years earlier, and compare both with the one reported in the literature.
Patients and methods: A retrospective, descriptive, crosssectional study of adults over 80 years of age admitted to the ABC Medical Center IAP from March 2009 to July 2010, who underwent a comprehensive geriatric assessment.
Results: 369 patients were included, mean age 84.49 ± 4.4, 216 were women (58.5%). The assessment allowed the identification of 23 geriatric syndromes; the most frequent was polypharmacy with a prevalence of 56.91% and the less frequent was abuse with a prevalence of 0%. Most syndromes decreased, compared to 5 years ago. However, the prevalence of some geriatric syndromes like falls, immobility, gait disturbance, cognitive impairment, malnutrition, obesity, poor vision, hearing, caregiver collapse, and abuse/ill-treatment were similar to those reported five years ago. Depression and hearing loss maintained similar levels as those reported in medical literature.
Conclusions: The prevalence of geriatric syndromes in our population is determined by the socioeconomic level and by age itself (old-old). Knowledge of the main geriatric syndromes allows the implementation of specific actions to reduce their occurrence, through educational and informative programs addressed to health professionals, families and the very patient.


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