Aging is a
fairly common phenomenon in reality that shapes our society; so for achieving
comprehensive care for the elderly population, it is necessary that health careprofessionals are able to develop a more complete and holistic observation
regarding some of this human being found in various process changes, whether
physical, biological, social and psychological.
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| Fragility Syndrome |
Currently in
Brazil there are 20 million people aged over 60 years, equivalent to 10% of the
population, and according to projections by the World Health Organization
(WHO), between 1950 to 2025, there will be an increase of five times the total
population and fifteen times the elderly population, and Brazil in 2025 will
present about 32 million people aged over 60 years. This stage of life can be
understood as a natural process, in which there is a progressive decrease of
the functional reserve of the individual, which is called senescence. Under
normal conditions, this process develops without problems.
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