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ArticleInternational journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease2017

Frailty syndrome in ambulatory patients with COPD.

Panita Limpawattana, Siraphong Putraveephong, Pratchaya Inthasuwan, Watchara Boonsawat, Daris Theerakulpisut, Jarin Chindaprasirt

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Article in International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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38 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  15. The Timed Up and Go test predicts frailty in patients with COPD.NPJ primary care respiratory medicine · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Panita LimpawattanaDivision of Geriatric Medicine.
Siraphong PutraveephongDepartment of Internal Medicine.
Pratchaya InthasuwanDepartment of Internal Medicine.
Watchara BoonsawatDivision of Respiratory System, Department of Internal Medicine.
Daris TheerakulpisutDivision of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology.
Jarin ChindaprasirtDivision of Oncology Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Frailty is a state of increased risk of unfavorable outcomes when exposed to stressors, and COPD is one of the several chronic illnesses associated with the condition. However, few studies have been conducted regarding the prevalence of COPD and its related factors in Southeast Asia. The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of frailty in COPD patients and to identify the associated factors in these populations. A cross-sectional study of COPD patients who attended a COPD clinic was conducted from May 2015 to December 2016. Baseline characteristics were collected, and the diagnosis of frailty was based on the FRAIL (fatigue, resistance, ambulation, illnesses, and loss of weight) scale. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze baseline data. Factors associated with frailty were analyzed using univariate and multivariate regression analyses. The results showed that the prevalence rates of frailty and pre-frailty were 6.6% (eight out of 121 cases) and 41.3% (50 out of 121 cases), respectively, among COPD patients. Fatigue was the most common component of the FRAIL scale that was found more frequently in frail patients than in non-frail patients (odds ratio [OR] 91.9). Factors associated with frailty according to multivariate analyses were comorbid cancer (adjusted OR [AOR] 45.8), at least two instances of nonelective admission over the past 12 months (AOR 112.5), high waist circumference (WC) (AOR 1.3), and presence of sarcopenia (AOR 29.5). In conclusion, frailty affected 6.6% of stable COPD patients. Cancer, two or more instances of nonelective hospitalization over the past 12 months, high WC, and presence of sarcopenia were associated with frailty. Early identification and intervention in high-risk patients is recommended to prevent or delay the adverse outcomes of frailty.

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AgedAged, 80 and overComorbidityCross-Sectional StudiesFatigueFemaleFrailtyGeriatric AssessmentHospitalizationHumansLogistic ModelsLungMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNeoplasmschronic lung diseaseFRAIL scalefrailty syndromesarcopenia

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