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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022

Sex Differences in Frailty Factors and Their Capacity to Identify Frailty in Older Adults Living in Long-Term Nursing Homes.

Nagore Arizaga-Iribarren, Amaia Irazusta, Itxaso Mugica-Errazquin, Janire Virgala-García, Arantxa Amonarraiz, Maider Kortajarena

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Nagore Arizaga-IribarrenDepartment of Nursing II, Faculty of Medicine and Nursing, University of the Basque Country, 20014 Donostia/San Sebastián, Spain.
Amaia IrazustaDepartment of Nursing I, Faculty of Medicine and Nursing, University of the Basque Country, 48940 Leioa, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-2754-7981
Itxaso Mugica-ErrazquinDepartment of Nursing II, Faculty of Medicine and Nursing, University of the Basque Country, 20014 Donostia/San Sebastián, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-9031-211X
Janire Virgala-GarcíaOsakidetza Basque Health Service, OSI Tolosaldea, Tolosa Primary Care Center, 20400 Tolosa, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-5627-0403
Arantxa AmonarraizSan José Long-Term Nursing Home, 20240 Ordizia, Spain.
Maider KortajarenaDepartment of Nursing II, Faculty of Medicine and Nursing, University of the Basque Country, 20014 Donostia/San Sebastián, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-2997-3370
University of the Basque Country · ESOsakidetza · ES

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Frailty is a phenomenon that precedes adverse health events in older people. However, there is currently no consensus for how to best measure frailty. Several studies report that women have a higher prevalence of frailty than men, but there is a gap in studies of the high rates of frailty in older people living in long-term nursing homes (LTNHs) stratified by sex. Therefore, we analyzed health parameters related to frailty and measured their capacity to identify frailty stratified by sex in older people living in LTNHs. According to the Fried Frailty Phenotype (FFP), anxiety increased the risk of frailty in women, while for men functionality protected against the risk of frailty. Regarding the Tilburg Frailty Indicator (TFI), functionality had a protective effect in men, while for women worse dynamic balance indicated a higher risk of frailty. The analyzed parameters had a similar capacity for detecting frailty measured by the TFI in both sexes, while the parameters differed in frailty measured by the FFP. Our study suggests that assessment of frailty in older adults should incorporate a broad definition of frailty that includes not only physical parameters but also psycho-affective aspects as measured by instruments such as the TFI.

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FrailtyAgedFemaleFrail ElderlyGeriatric AssessmentHumansIndependent LivingMaleNursing HomesSex Characteristicscapacity to identifyfrailtymultidimensionalstratified by sex

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