ArticleQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2021
The influence of frailty syndrome on quality of life in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes.
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- Risk Prediction Model for Frailty in Older Chinese Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review.Geriatrics & gerontology international · 2026Pooled it
- Interplay between frailty and cardiometabolic disorders: from pathophysiology to clinical implications.Cardiovascular diabetology · 2025Pooled it
- The current state and development trends of frailty research in diabetic patients: a bibliometric analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Prevalence and risk factors of frailty in older adults with diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
- The association between frailty and quality of life in elderly population in Southern Iran: Findings from the Bushehr Elderly Health Program.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
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- Quality of Life and Diabetic Complications Among Type 2 Diabetes Patients Across Healthcare Levels in Bandung, Indonesia.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2025Article
- Determination of the relationship between frailty level and quality of life in elderly individuals with type 2 diabetes.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Association between Perceived Health-Related Quality of Life and Depression with Frailty in the FRASNET Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Observational
- Adherence to Medication in Older Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Living in Lubuskie Voivodeship in Poland: Association with Frailty Syndrome.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
introductionThere have been no comprehensive studies that assess the impact of frailty syndrome on quality of life (QoL) of patients with diagnosed type 2 diabetes. The purpose of the study was to assess the impact of frailty syndrome on QoL and depression symptoms of patients with type 2 diabetes.
methodsThe study included 148 consecutive patients (aged ≥ 60y). The patients were divided into two groups according to the prevalence of the frailty syndrome: robust and frailty. For all of the patients that were included in the study, we used the Polish version of validated instruments: ADDQoL, TFI and BDI.
resultsIn the study group, 43.2% had been diagnosed with frailty syndrome. An analysis of QoL assessment depending on the prevalence of the frailty syndrome showed that patients who were robust (without recognized frailty syndrome) assessed QoL significantly better than patients with coexisting frailty syndrome. Robust patients did not have any severe depressive symptoms, whereas in the group of patients with the frailty syndrome 43.8% of the patients had a depression. 70.2% of the patients without any depressive symptoms were robust patients, meanwhile only 14% of the patients had frailty syndrome recognized.
conclusionsFrailty syndrome occurred in 43 percent of the patients with type 2 diabetes. This has a negative impact on QoL of patients. Depression is more common in patients with the frailty syndrome and diabetes.
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