Τίτλος:
Prevalence and Risk Factors of Frailty in a Community-Dwelling
Population: The HELIAD Study
Γλώσσες Τεκμηρίου:
Αγγλικά
Περίληψη:
Objective: To estimate the prevalence of frailty using five different
instruments in a cohort of older adults and explore the association
between frailty and various risk factors. Method: 1,867 participants
aged 65 years and above were included in the current retrospective
cross-sectional study. Frailty was operationalized according to the
Fried definition, the FRAIL Scale, the Frailty Index (FI), the Tilburg
Frailty Indicator (TFI), and the Groningen Frailty Index (GFI). We
explored the role of various frailty risk factors using logistic
regression analyses. Results: The prevalence of frailty varied depending
on the definition used (Fried definition = 4.1%, FRAIL Scale = 1.5%,
FI = 19.7%, TFI = 24.5%, and GFI = 30.2%). The only risk factors
consistently associated with frailty irrespectively of definition were
education and age. Conclusion: The frailty prevalence reported in our
study is similar or lower to that reported in other population studies.
Qualitative differences between frailty definitions were observed.
Συγγραφείς:
Ntanasi, E.
Yannakoulia, M.
Mourtzi, N.
Vlachos, G. S. and
Kosmidis, M. H.
Anastasiou, C. A.
Dardiotis, E. and
Hadjigeorgiou, G.
Megalou, M.
Sakka, P.
Scarmeas, N.
Περιοδικό:
Journal of Aging and Health
Εκδότης:
SAGE Publications Inc.
Λέξεις-κλειδιά:
frailty; prevalence; risk factors
DOI:
10.1177/0898264318801735
