Citation

Golovanova ED, Titova NE, Afanasenkova TE, Argunova IA, Yankovaya TN, Ukolova LA, Bazhenova DS. Adv. Gerontol. (1997) 2020; 33(2): 331-338.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, Gerontological Society of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Publisher Ėskulap)

DOI

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PMID

32593249

Abstract

We studied the prevalence of chronic non-communicable diseases (CND) in elderly and senile patients in conjunction with the syndrome of senile asthenia, the prevalence of sarcopenia depending on gender characteristics and the frequency of occurrence of the falls syndrome in patients with sarcopenia of older age groups. The features of drug therapy in outpatient practice were analyzed. The method of complex geriatric assessment was used in 528 patients divided into 3 age groups (65-74 years, 75-84 years, 85 years or more). It turned out that in the structure of CND in geriatric patients dominated: arterial hypertension, coronary heart disease, and their complications - chronic heart failure and atrial fibrillation their incidence has a pronounced age dependence and increases in patients with senile asthenia. Patients of older age groups of both sexes are characterized by an increase in the incidence of sarcopenia and the associated increased risk of falls syndrome, which must be taken into account when planning treatment and rehabilitation measures both in the hospital and when providing primary medical and social care.

Language: ru

Keywords

sarcopenia; chronic non-communicable diseases; falls syndrome; medicamentous therapy; senile asthenia