Objectives
To describe the socioeconomic variables of elderly indicative of depression by gender, verify the association between frailty status and sex, and describe the component of the phenotype of frailty among older adults impacted more indicative of pre-frail and frail depression.
Methods
An observational, cross-sectional, analytical, conducted with 418 elderly residents indicative of depression in Uberaba-MG. We used the Geriatric Depression Scale Short and Phenotype of Frailty Fried. We used descriptive and Chi-square test (p < 0.05) analysis.
Results
It was found that among elderly indicative of depression, 27.8% and 51.7% were fragile pre-frail. The frailty status was not associated with gender (p = 0.910). Among the pre-frail, components most impacted phenotype were self-reported exhaustion/fatigue for women and decreased muscle strength for men. In fragile, prevailed decreased muscle strength for both sexes.
Conclusion
Through the findings of this study, it is concluded that though there was no association between the syndrome of frailty and sex, the identification of components of the phenotype of frailty most impacted can promote multidisciplinary care, considering the specificities of the groups. Early diagnosis helps to establish conducts and disease prevention.
Frail elderly; depression; sex distribution