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ArticleInfluenza and other respiratory viruses2019

Effect of acute respiratory illness on short-term frailty status of older adults in Nakhon Phanom, Thailand-June 2015 to June 2016: A prospective matched cohort study.

Michelle M Hughes, Prabda Praphasiri, Fatimah S Dawood, Kanlaya Sornwong, Darunee Ditsungnoen, Joshua A Mott, Kriengkrai Prasert

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Article in Influenza and other respiratory viruses, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Michelle M HughesInfluenza Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.ORCID 0000-0002-4436-2236
Prabda PraphasiriInfluenza Program, Thailand Ministry of Public Health - U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Collaboration, Nonthaburi, Thailand.
Fatimah S DawoodInfluenza Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
Kanlaya SornwongNakhon Phanom Provincial Hospital, Nakhon Phanom, Thailand.
Darunee DitsungnoenInfluenza Program, Thailand Ministry of Public Health - U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Collaboration, Nonthaburi, Thailand.
Joshua A MottInfluenza Program, Thailand Ministry of Public Health - U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Collaboration, Nonthaburi, Thailand.
Kriengkrai PrasertNakhon Phanom Provincial Hospital, Nakhon Phanom, Thailand.
Ministry of Public Health · THCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · USNakhon Phanom University · TH

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CGH CDC HHS U01 GH002084
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFrailty is associated with increased risk of mortality and decline in functional status among older adults. Older adults are at increased risk of severe disease from acute respiratory illness (ARIs), but ARI effects on frailty status among older adults are not well understood. We evaluated how ARIs affect short-term frailty status among community-dwelling adults aged ≥65 years in Nakhon Phanom, Thailand.

methodsDuring May 2015 to May 2017, older adults were contacted weekly to identify ARIs as part of a community-based longitudinal cohort study. Each participant's frailty status was assessed at baseline and every 6 months using the Vulnerable Elders Survey-13 (VES-13). We selected cohort participants with an ARI and compared them with a sample of participants without an ARI matched on age, sex, influenza vaccination status, and most recent VES-13 score. For these matched cohort members, an additional VES-13 was recorded at 3-4 weeks after the ARI episode date.

resultsOf 3220 cohort study participants, 114 participants with an ARI and 111 comparison participants without an ARI were selected for the matched cohort; three comparison participants were matched to two ARI cases. We found no statistically significant difference between ARI and non-ARI participants in modified VES-13 score 3-4 weeks post-episode (cases = 0.90, controls = 0.63, P = 0.07). Only two ARI episodes required hospitalization.

conclusionsPrimarily mild ARIs did not affect short-term frailty status among community-dwelling older adults in Thailand. As few cases of severe ARI were detected, the contribution of severe ARI to changes in frailty requires further investigation.

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AgedAged, 80 and overAge FactorsFemaleFrail ElderlyFrailtyHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleProspective StudiesRespiratory Tract InfectionsThailandfrailtyinfluenzaolder adultsrespiratory infectionThailand

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