Health promotion of frail elderly individuals and at risk of frailty

Abstract

Objective: To identify interventions for the health promotion of frail elderly individuals and those at risk of frailty. Method: Integrative review of the literature performed in the following databases: LILACS, CINAHL, MEDLINE, Web of Science, COCHRANE and Scopus, using the Descriptors: “frail elderly”, “aging”, “health services for the aged” and “health promotion” combined with Boolean operators “AND” and “OR”. Results: Randomized controlled clinical trials (RCTs) classified as level of evidence II represented 82.6% of studies. Interventions were analyzed according to the following categories: Interventions for the elderly at risk of frailty and Interventions for the frail elderly. Conclusion: The following interventions were identified: educational multiprofessional group meetings, physical training, home visit/home care program, nutrition assessment and supplementation, health maintenance programs and cognitive training; models/ programs of management and monitoring, use of assistive technology devices and hospitalization program for geriatric rehabilitation.