[Prevalence and factors related to frailty dwelling home elderly -subjects using a modified SEGA scale: a study in primary care]. / Prévalence et facteurs associés à la fragilité chez des sujets âgés vivant à domicile à l'aide de la grille SEGA modifiée : une étude en soins primaires.

ABSTRACT

The prevalence of frailty determines the proportion of the population that will experience intercurrent events and dependency. The aim was to assess the prevalence and factors associated with frailty using the modified SEGA grid. METHOD: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study. The primary endpoint was frailty, assessed using the modified SEGA grid. RESULTS: The prevalence of frail and very frail people was jointly estimated at 33%. In multivariate analysis, gender, lifestyle and marital status did not appear to be associated with frailty. However, the IAVL score was associated with frailty OR=0.21 (95% CI 0.06 to 0.68; p=0.009). EVS is also associated with frailty for mild pain OR= 12.12 (95% CI 2.49 to 59.08; p=0.007). CONCLUSION: Our results independently show the association between IAVL and frailty, with a one-unit increase in IAVL score being less associated with frailty.