ABSTRACT Objective To perform cross-cultural adaptation of the Identification of Seniors at Risk tool. Methods This methodological study was based on the guidelines process proposed by Beaton, attending the stages of translation, back-translation, judgment by judges and content validation of the Identification of Seniors at Risk tool. The goal of this tool is to allow the identification of the elderly at risk for hospitalization, composed of six dichotomous questions (yes or no) related to functional decline, comorbidities, previous hospitalization (last 6 months), visual impairment, significant changes in memory and polypharmacy. Two bilingual translators and 16 health professionals with hospital and academic performance in the fields of geriatrics and gerontology participated in the study. Results Differences were observed between the initial translations and the final version. Changes were made to questions 1, 3, 4 and 6. In the last question, an item was modified to meet the Brazilian polypharmacy criterion. After the cross-cultural adaptation, the tool showed 100% agreement between the judges. Conclusion Brazilian Identification of Seniors at Risk has indexes of verbal comprehension and high content validity.

OBJETIVOS: Descrever o perfil sociodemográfico e a rede social dos idosos residentes na comunidade de Ermelino Matarazzo, por meio de inquérito epidemiológico. MÉTODO: Participaram deste estudo de corte transversal de base domiciliar 382 idosos residentes em Ermelino Matarazzo, com idade igual ou superior a 60 anos. A amostragem foi probabilística, por conglomerados, em dois estágios. Foi realizado sorteio de 35 setores censitários do distrito de Ermelino Matarazzo, na zona leste do município de São Paulo, e, em 2007, realizou-se o recrutamento dos idosos residentes nos domicílios desses setores. Aplicaram-se o questionário sociodemográfico e um instrumento gráfico, o Mapa Mínimo de Relações do Idoso (MMRI). RESULTADOS E DISCUSSÃO: A análise descritiva dos dados sugere que a população caracterizou-se por idosos de baixa renda e escolaridade, maioria casada ou viúva, aposentada e pensionista. Quanto à rede social, os familiares são o principal suporte dos pesquisados. Quanto ao tamanho da rede, a maioria dos participantes apresentou uma pequena rede social. Quanto ao estado civil, verificou-se que idosos viúvos possuíam uma rede social maior do que a de indivíduos solteiros. As variáveis de idade e renda familiar correlacionaram-se positivamente com o tamanho de rede social. CONCLUSÕES: O presente estudo aponta achados que entram em concordância com a literatura, quanto aos membros mais presentes da rede social dos idosos, familiares; ao gênero, feminino; quanto ao tamanho de rede, pequena. Ressalta-se que o estudo traz dados representativos da população idosa brasileira por se tratar de estudo com metodologia epidemiológica.

OBJECTIVES: To describe the sociodemographic and social network of the elderly residents in the community Ermelino Matarazzo, through epidemiological investigation. METHOD: In this cross-sectional study of 382 elderly residents home base in Ermelino Matarazzo, aged over 60 years. The sample was randomly selected by cluster sampling in two stages. Was randomly selected from 35 census tracts in the district Ermelino Matarazzo, in the east of the city of São Paulo, and in 2007 held the recruitment of older adults living in households in these sectors. We applied the sociodemographic questionnaire and a graphic instrument, the Minimum Map Relations Aging (MMRI). RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: A descriptive analysis of the data suggests that the population was characterized by older people with low income and education, most married or widowed, retired and pensioner. As for social networking, family members are the main support of respondents. The size of the network, most participants showed a small social network. Regarding marital status, it was found that elderly widows had a social network larger than that of single individuals. The variables of age and family income were positively correlated with the size of the social network. CONCLUSIONS: This study highlights findings that come into agreement with the literature, as more gifts to members of the social network of the elderly, family, gender, female, as the network size, small. It is noteworthy that the study provides data representative of the elderly population because it is a study of epidemiological methodology.