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ArticleJournal of aging research2020

Physical Frailty and Fall Risk in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Jiraporn Chittrakul, Penprapa Siviroj, Somporn Sungkarat, Ratana Sapbamrer

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Article in Journal of aging research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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35citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

35 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 67 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jiraporn ChittrakulDepartment of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand.
Penprapa SivirojDepartment of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4781-4119
Somporn SungkaratDepartment of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand.
Ratana SapbamrerDepartment of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand.
Chiang Mai University · TH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionFrailty is a condition in older adults with decreased physical and cognitive performance that can affect health outcomes associated with fracture, disability, and falls. The aim of this study was to compare fall risk with different physical frailty statuses and investigate factors associated with fall risk in community-dwelling older adults.

methodsThe population studied included 367 older adults (mean age = 73.2 years ± 7.0; 237 females (64.6%) and 130 males (35.4%)) who live in Chiang Mai, Thailand. This study was of cross-sectional design. Fried's phenotype was used to screen the physical frailty status. The physiological profile assessment (PPA) was used to screen for fall risk. One-way ANOVA analysis was used to compare the fall risk between the different levels of frailty status. Linear regression analysis was used to assess the association between frailty status and fall risk.

resultsThe prevalence of the frailty group was 8.7% and that of the prefrailty group was 76.8%. The three statuses of frailty identified were found to have different levels of risk of falling. The frailty group had a higher fall risk than the nonfrailty group and the prefrailty group. In addition, the nonfrailty group had a lower fall risk than the prefrailty group.

conclusionThe frailty group had the highest fall risk in this cohort of older adults living in a community-dwelling facility. Therefore, it is important to assess the frailty status among older adults as it can be a predictor for fall risk. This assessment will therefore lead to a reduction in the rate of disability and death in the community.

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PMID32714612
PMCPMC7355345
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