ArticleJournal of diabetes and metabolic disorders2021
Prevalence of frailty and associated socio-demographic factors among community-dwelling older people in southwestern Iran: a cross-sectional study.
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- Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric evaluation of the social frailty scale in Iranian older adults.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
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- The prevalence and predictors of geriatric giants in community-dwelling older adults: a cross-sectional study from the Middle East.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Relationship between Lifestyle and Frailty among Iranian Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Pilot Study.JAR life · 2023Article
- Assessment of Physical Fitness and Risk Factors for the Occurrence of the Frailty Syndrome among Social Welfare Homes' Residents over 60 Years of Age in Poland.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Low physical activity is the strongest factor associated with frailty phenotype and frailty index: data from baseline phase of Birjand Longitudinal Aging Study (BLAS).BMC geriatrics · 2022Article
- Prevalence of Frailty among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Asian Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
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Abstract
objectivesThis community-based cross-sectional study aimed to identify the frailty prevalence and associated socio-demographic factors among older adults in five cities of the south west of Iran.
methodsWe selected a random sample of adults aged 60 years and above from five Southwest cities in Iran. Data for this study were retrospectively collected from 540 community-dwelling older adults. To measure frailty, we utilized the frailty index of cumulative deficit (FICD). Data were collected from medical records and socio-demographic factors, including gender, age, marital status, education level, lifestyle, income, and job status. The chi-square test and Spearman's correlation coefficient test were used to assess the relationship between the demographic variables and frailty status (SPSS version 22). Also, multiple binary logistic regression models were used to estimate the effects of demographic characteristics on the frailty recurrence.
resultsThe overall frailty prevalence was as follows: 77 (14.3%) frail, 139 (25.7%) pre-frail, and 324 (60%) not frail. The findings showed that all variables except education level and marital status are significantly associated with frailty status (
conclusionsThis study has shown that age and gender significantly contributed to the frailty process in older adults. The research also has shown the syndrome's occurrence affected by the aging process, and it supports the biological characteristics of frailty.
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