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ArticleBMC geriatrics2023

To validate the integral conceptual model of frailty among community-dwelling older adults in China: a cross-sectional study.

Jun-Yao Fan, Wen Xie, Wen-Ya Zhang, Yue-Ting Liu, Quan Wang, Hui-Min Zhao, Ling-Lin Kong, Jie Li

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Article in BMC geriatrics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Jun-Yao Fan *Department of Nursing, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Wen Xie *School of Nursing, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 13 Hangkong Road, Qiaokou District, Wuhan, China.
Wen-Ya ZhangSchool of Nursing, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 13 Hangkong Road, Qiaokou District, Wuhan, China.
Yue-Ting LiuSchool of Nursing, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 13 Hangkong Road, Qiaokou District, Wuhan, China.
Quan WangSchool of Nursing, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 13 Hangkong Road, Qiaokou District, Wuhan, China.
Hui-Min ZhaoSchool of Nursing, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 13 Hangkong Road, Qiaokou District, Wuhan, China.
Ling-Lin KongSchool of Nursing, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 13 Hangkong Road, Qiaokou District, Wuhan, China.
Jie LiSchool of Nursing, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 13 Hangkong Road, Qiaokou District, Wuhan, China. lijie@hust.edu.cn.
Huazhong University of Science and Technology · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe integral conceptual model of frailty (ICFM) integrates physical, psychological, social aspects of individuals and stresses that frailty is a dynamic state evolving over time. This study aimed to validate the ICMF among community-dwelling older adults in China.

methodsThe study recruited 341 older community-dwelling adults by convenient sampling method between June 1 and August 30, 2019 in Hubei province, China. The data was collected by questionnaire-based survey. Frailty was assessed by the Chinese version of the Tilburg Frailty Index. Participants were assessed for life-course determinants, disease and adverse health outcomes. Hierarchical regression analyses, Bootstrap method and the structural equation model were conducted in data analysis.

resultsBoth linear and logistic hierarchical regression models were statistically significant. Life-course determinants, disease, and three domains of frailty together explained 35.6% to 50.6% of the variance of disability and all domains of quality of life. The mediation effect of frailty between disease and all adverse outcomes was significant, excluding hospitalization. The structural equation model guided by the ICMF fits the data well.

conclusionsThe ICMF is valid among community-dwelling older adults in China. Therefore, the multidimensional concept of frailty should be widely used in Chinese communities.

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FrailtyAgedChinaCross-Sectional StudiesFrail ElderlyGeriatric AssessmentHumansIndependent LivingQuality of LifeAccidental fallsDiseaseFrail elderlyQuality of life

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