The aim was to evaluate the correlation between the frailty phenotype and capacity and functional performance in elders attending conviviality groups. The frailty phenotype was identified with the weight loss; decrease of gait speed; decrease of physical activity; decrease of manual force and exhaustion. The functional capacity was measured by Timed Up and Go (TUG) and functional performance by the Lawton index. The frailty profile was presented in frequencies and the association was assessed by Spearman correlation test (α = 5%). A hundred and seventeen elders participated of this study (70±7.3 yrs). Most participants were classified as pre-frail (51.3%). The mean of the TUG of not frail (NF) was 11.3 s (± 1.9), pre-frail (PF) was 12.7 s (± 3.4) and frail (FF) was 16.7 s (± 3.3). The mean score of Lawton index of NF was 29.8 (± 0.6), PF 28.4 (± 3.3) and FF 27.4 (± 2.8). The frailty phenotype was correlated with functional capacity and performance (TUG, p=0.001). Most participants of the activity groups were pre-frail, and the frail and pre-frail elders had the worst functional performance. This result confirms that the frailty syndrome compromises the functional capacity in the elderly.
Aged; Frail; Psychomotor Performance; Functional Performance; Dwelling-elderly; Centers of Connivance and Leisure
