ArticleThe journal of nutrition, health & aging2016
Clinical and Functional Characterization of Pre-frailty among Elderly Patients Consulting Primary Care Centres.
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- The World Health Organization Integrated Care for Older People (ICOPE) Framework and the Association with Frailty in Older Adults.Annals of geriatric medicine and research · 2026Article
- Associations among frailty conditions and pain indicators: Data from 22 356 European older adults.Geriatrics & gerontology international · 2024Observational
- Enhanced Nutritional and Functional Recovery in Femur Fracture Patients Post-Surgery: Preliminary Evidence of Muscle-Targeted Nutritional Support in Real-World Practice.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Sex Differences in Frailty Factors and Their Capacity to Identify Frailty in Older Adults Living in Long-Term Nursing Homes.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Validation of an electronic frailty index with electronic health records: eFRAGICAP index.BMC geriatrics · 2022Article
- Mortality, Falls, and Fracture Risk Are Positively Associated With Frailty: A SIDIAP Cohort Study of 890 000 Patients.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2022Article
- Factors Associated with Frailty Syndrome in Older Adults.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundCharacterization of the main features of pre-frailty may contribute to better understanding the mechanisms involved in the development of frailty.
objectiveTo characterize the pre-frail population consulting in primary care centres in Mataró (Catalonia, Spain), to describe the Fried's frailty criteria for this population and to identify the main associated factors.
designCross-sectional study.
settingThree primary care centres in Catalonia.
participantsPre-frail subjects recruited from among persons aged 70 years and older consulting primary care centres and screened for frailty according to Fried's criteria. MEASUREMENTS: Clinical, nutritional and functional data.
resultsFrailty prevalence of 31.0% and pre-frailty prevalence of 49.0% were observed. Comorbidity was not especially frequent among elderly individuals classified as pre-frail (except for diabetes with 35.8% prevalence). Functional status and nutritional status were both reasonably satisfactory in pre-frail subjects with mean Barthel score of 98 points and 91% classified as well nourished. Among pre-frail subjects, 35% were obese (body mass index>30); 75% reported pain; 12% had an accidental fall in the previous three months; and the mean number of medications ingested was 6.2. Weakness was the most prevalent frailty criterion (70%), followed by slowness (30%). Weakness was associated with age in men and with pain in women. Poor physical activity was associated with pain.
conclusionsPre-frailty is very common among elderly subjects consulting primary care centres. Weakness, slowness, diabetes, pain and polypharmacy should alert healthcare professionals to the onset of a frailty process.
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