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ArticleAging clinical and experimental research2022

A "snap-shot" visual estimation of health and objectively measured frailty: capturing general health in aging older women.

Patrik Bartosch, Linnea Malmgren, Paul Gerdhem, Jimmie Kristensson, Fiona Elizabeth McGuigan, Kristina Eva Akesson

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Patrik BartoschDepartment of Clinical Sciences Malmö, Clinical and Molecular Osteoporosis Research Unit, Lund University, 214 28, Malmö, Sweden. patrik.bartosch@med.lu.se.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7562-4067
Linnea MalmgrenDepartment of Clinical Sciences Malmö, Clinical and Molecular Osteoporosis Research Unit, Lund University, 214 28, Malmö, Sweden.
Paul GerdhemDepartment of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Division of Orthopedics and Biotechnology, Karolinska Institute, Solna, Sweden.
Jimmie KristenssonProactive Integrated Care Research Unit, Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, 22100, Lund, Sweden.
Fiona Elizabeth McGuiganDepartment of Clinical Sciences Malmö, Clinical and Molecular Osteoporosis Research Unit, Lund University, 214 28, Malmö, Sweden.
Kristina Eva AkessonDepartment of Clinical Sciences Malmö, Clinical and Molecular Osteoporosis Research Unit, Lund University, 214 28, Malmö, Sweden.

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Vetenskapsrådet K2015-52X-14691-13-4
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Abstract

backgroundIn clinic, a subjective visual estimation of a patient's general health often guides interventions, yet little is known of how this assessment relates to objectively measured frailty.

aimsTo characterize the relationship between these two assessments and explore the implication of discordance.

methodsThe study was performed in the OPRA cohort of 75-year old community-dwelling women (n = 1044). Visual perception of health (VPH) was estimated within 15 s from first sight and stratified into tertiles (poor/intermediate/good health). Frailty was measured using a frailty index (FI) (scored 0.0-1.0) and stratified into tertiles: 'frail' (≥ 0.22), 'pre-frail' (0.13-0-21) and 'non-frail' (≤ 0.12). Association between VPH and FI and with 10-year mortality was evaluated using Kaplan Meier curves and Cox proportional hazard models.

resultsVPH and FI correlated, but was strongest in those perceived to be in poor health (r DISCUSSION: Detecting pre-frailty is important to prevent or slow the transition into a frail state. The frailest can be identified with a visual estimation, but only objective frailty assessments can reliably identity pre-frailty.

conclusionsA visual estimation of health provides valuable complementary information on health, whereas objective assessment of frailty has a broader applicability for health in aging.

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FrailtyAgedAgingFemaleFrail ElderlyGeriatric AssessmentHumansIndependent LivingCommunity-dwellingFrailtyGeneral healthVisual perceptionWomen

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