ArticleBioMed research international2021
Association of Frailty Status and Functional Disability among Community-Dwelling People Aged 80 and Older in Vietnam.
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- The prevalence of functional disability and its impact on older adults in the ASEAN region: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Epidemiology and health · 2022Pooled it
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- Nutritional intake, biochemical profiles, and functional outcomes in elderly inpatients: A hospital-based cross-sectional study in Vietnam.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Assessing Social Interaction and Loneliness and Their Association With Frailty Among Older Adults With Subjective Cognitive Decline or Mild Cognitive Impairment: Ecological Momentary Assessment Approach.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2025Article
- Association of frailty with functional difficulty in older Ghanaians: stability between women and men in two samples with different income levels.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- Association of insomnia symptoms and trajectories with the risk of functional disability: a prospective cohort study.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- Overlap between Osteosarcopenia and Frailty and their Association with Poor Health Conditions: The Bushehr Elderly Health Program.Annals of geriatric medicine and research · 2024Article
- Effectiveness of Non-Pharmacological Interventions for Dementia among the Elderly: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Frailty and functional status among older adults with cognitive impairment: data from the second wave of the FIBRA study.Dementia & neuropsychologia · 2024Article
- Comprehensive, continuous, and compulsory monitoring of frailty in elderly.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2023Article
- Unmet needs for care for activities of daily living among older adults with functional disabilities in Vietnam.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Frailty and Associated Factors among the Elderly in Vietnam: A Cross-Sectional Study.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Quality of Life and Activities of Daily Living among Patients with Complete Cervical Spinal Cord Injury and Surgical Treatment in Vietnam.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectivesThis study investigated associations between frailty and functional disability in elder suburban Vietnamese.
methodCross-sectional analysis was carried out on 251 participants aged 80 and over in Soc Son district. We used the Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) scale including 8 items, and functional disability was defined as ≥3 IADL impairment. We defined frail as ≥3 out of 5 frailty components including weight loss > 5%, weak grip, exhaustion, low walking speed, and low physical activity.
resultsOf 251 participants with a mean age of 84.6, 11.2% was classified as frail and 64.5% had ≥3 IADLs. Among the frailty components, low walking speed and low physical activity were significantly associated with increased odds of having ≥3 IADLs: ORs (95% CI) were 4.2 (2.3-7.9) and 3.7 (1.7-8.2).
conclusionFrailty is associated with the higher likelihood of having functional disability. Further longitudinal studies are needed to examine the causal this relationship.
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