Health Related Quality of Life Among Frail and Pre-Frail Older Adults in Taiwan

Health Related Quality of Life Among Frail and Pre-Frail Older Adults in Taiwan

The frail older population is increasing rapidly. More understanding for the frail status and quality of life (QOL) among older adults is important. This study was a cross-sectional survey. The Fried Frailty Criteria (FFC), Barthel Index scale, and World Health Organization Quality of Life questionn...

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of gerontology 2017-12, Vol.11 (4), p.249-252
Hauptverfasser: Lin, Yen-Chun, Chang, Jung-Chen, Chen, Ya-Mei, Li, Chia-Ming, Huang, Lian-Hua
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Sprache:eng
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frailty
fried frailty criteria
older adults
quality of life
the barthel index
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Zusammenfassung:The frail older population is increasing rapidly. More understanding for the frail status and quality of life (QOL) among older adults is important. This study was a cross-sectional survey. The Fried Frailty Criteria (FFC), Barthel Index scale, and World Health Organization Quality of Life questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF) were used as measurements for all participants. In total, 180 frail or pre-frail older adults were recruited and completed all questionnaires. The slow working speed and weakness of grip strength were two significant FFC criteria for lower scores of QOL (t = 2.89, 2.41; p 
ISSN:1873-9598
DOI:10.1016/j.ijge.2017.01.003