ArticleBMJ open2022
Prevalence and associated factors of frailty among community dwelling older adults in Northwest China: a cross-sectional study.
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- Sleep quality and duration and frailty in older adults: a systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Sleep quality and incidence of diabetes in 0.5 million Chinese adults.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Elder abuse in Lebanese primary care: prevalence and predictors from a cross-sectional study.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Nutritional status and frailty in elderly patients undergoing major abdominal surgery for upper gastrointestinal tumors: a single-center prospective observational study.Irish journal of medical science · 2025Observational
- Associated factors of frailty among community-dwelling older adults with multimorbidity from a health ecological perspective: a cross-sectional study.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Sleep disorders and the association with frailty among community-dwelling older adults in Northwest China: a cross-sectional study.BMJ open · 2025Article
- Risk prediction model of frailty and its associated factors in older adults: a cross-sectional study in Anhui Province, China.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Pet ownership, pet-related characteristics, and sleep quality among older adults in China: a nationwide cross-sectional study.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Article
- Factors Associated with Frailty in Older Adults in Community and Nursing Home Settings: A Systematic Review with a Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
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Abstract
objectivesTo investigate the prevalence of the comprehensive frailty and its associated factors among community dwelling older adults.
designA cross-sectional study.
settingSix community healthcare centres in Xi'an City, Northwest China.
participantsA total of 2647 community dwelling older adults completed the study between March and August 2021. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES: The primary outcome was the prevalence of frailty, measured with the Comprehensive Frailty Assessment Instrument. The secondary outcomes were potential factors associated with frailty, measured with a social-demographic and health-related information sheet, the Short-Form Mini-Nutritional Assessment and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index.
resultsThe participants averaged 27.77±10.13 in the total score of the Comprehensive Frailty Assessment Instrument. According to the cut-off points defining the classification of frailty, the majority of the participants were with mild (n=1478, 55.8%) or high (n=390, 14.8%) frailty. Multivariate stepwise linear regression analysis demonstrated that older age, lower educational level, empty nesters, higher level of self-perceived medical burden, abnormal body weight, physical inactivity, medication taking, increased number of clinic visit, undernutrition and poor sleep quality are associated with higher total score in the Comprehensive Frailty Assessment Instrument, indicating higher level of frailty. Multivariate multinomial logistic regression analysis exhibited similar findings but further captured female gender as a risk factor for the presence of mild and high frailty compared with no-low frailty.
conclusionThe prevalence of the comprehensive frailty and frailty in the physiological, psychological, social and environmental domains is high. A variety of social-demographic, health-related and behavioural factors were associated with the comprehensive frailty. Further investigations on frailty prevalence and its associated factors based on comprehensive assessments are desirable.
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