Incidence of fragility in elderly people in the city of san francisco de campeche

In the last 25 years there has been a great explosion of knowledge in all areas and specialties of medicine. Some of this knowledge has focused on diseases that affect the elderly as a priority, allowing, on the one hand, to understand the specific ways in which the disease manifests itself in them, and above all, allowing us to know how the elderly organism defends itself And reacts to the disease. To identify the incidence of fragility in the Elderly. This research has a qualitative approach, with descriptive scope, with a non-experimental design. The sample consists of 76 Elderly Persons, 36 of whom attend the Gerontological Module, 24 of the ISSSTE and 16 who attend the Club of Lerma with an age range of 60 years and over. The Barber Test: Test of the Fragile Elder was applied. Results: The elderly people of the Gerontological Module e answered 11 of them who did. He needs someone to help him often. Of the variable: Do you have difficulties with your eyesight to carry out your usual tasks?, of the ISSSTE 22 commented that no (91.67) Of the variable: Have you been admitted to the hospital in the last year? The Club of Lerma only three answered yes (18.75). Conclusions: Based on the obtained result, it is concluded that of the 76 study subjects, 34.2% did not present fragility risk, whereas 65.8% presented a fragility risk. In the support group for follow-up and Risk reduction.