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Características clínicas y sociosanitarias en mayores de 65 años asistidos en atención primaria. Estudio PYCAF

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El estudio PYCAF nos muestra that los pacientes ancianos tienen mayor prevalencia of enfermedades cronicas cardiovasculares y no cardiov asculares, lo that conduce a una elevada polimedicacion.
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Resumen Objetivo Describir las caracteristicas clinicas y sociosanitarias de los pacientes mayores de 65 anos atendidos en consultas de atencion primaria. Material y metodos El estudio PYCAF (Prevalencia Y Caracteristicas del Anciano Fragil) es un estudio descriptivo, transversal y multicentrico. Se incluyeron de manera consecutiva sujetos mayores de 65 anos, atendidos en las consultas de atencion primaria de toda Espana en condiciones de practica clinica habitual. Resultados Se analizaron un total de 2.461 pacientes (edad media de 76,0 ± 6,9 anos; 57,9% mujeres). La coexistencia de factores de riesgo cardiovascular y comorbilidades fue frecuente, siendo las mas prevalentes: hipertension arterial (73,7%), dislipidemia (58,3%), artrosis (56,4%), obesidad (34,0%) y diabetes (28,9%). El 13,4% de los pacientes tenian algun grado de deterioro cognitivo. Las mujeres mostraron un mayor grado de fragilidad (61,0% vs. 51,8%; p  Conclusiones El estudio PYCAF nos muestra que los pacientes ancianos tienen mayor prevalencia de enfermedades cronicas cardiovasculares y no cardiovasculares, lo que conduce a una elevada polimedicacion. Esta ultima tiene consecuencias tanto en la seguridad del paciente como en los costes directos e indirectos sobre el Sistema Nacional de Salud que emanan de la asistencia al paciente mayor de 65 anos. La prevalencia de fragilidad alcanza a la mitad de la muestra.

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