Prevalence of frailty syndrome and its associated factors among community-dwelling elderly in East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia

Prevalence of frailty syndrome and its associated factors among community-dwelling elderly in East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia

Objective: Frailty is a clinical syndrome with increased risk of poor health outcomes and particularly prevalent in older adults and community population. The study’s aim was therefore to determine the prevalence of frailty and its association with sociodemographic and socioeconomic characteristics,...

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Veröffentlicht in:SAGE open medicine 2018, Vol.6, p.2050312118775581-2050312118775581
Hauptverfasser: Mohd Hamidin, Fairus Asma, Adznam, Siti Nur’Asyura, Ibrahim, Zuriati, Chan, Yoke Mun, Abdul Aziz, Nur Hafizah
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Sprache:eng
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Frailty
Older people
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Zusammenfassung:Objective: Frailty is a clinical syndrome with increased risk of poor health outcomes and particularly prevalent in older adults and community population. The study’s aim was therefore to determine the prevalence of frailty and its association with sociodemographic and socioeconomic characteristics, health-related status, and anthropometric measurements among community-dwelling older adults. Methods: A total of 279 older adults aged 60 years and above were randomly selected. Respondents were classified as non-frail (
ISSN:2050-3121
2050-3121
DOI:10.1177/2050312118775581