ArticleAging clinical and experimental research2025
Determinants of frailty among hospitalized older adults across various wards in a tertiary care hospital in Nepal.
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- Risk factors for and a prediction nomogram of physical frailty in older patients hospitalized with acute calculous cholecystitis.Global health & medicine · 2025Article
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introductionFrailty, characterized by decreased resilience due to physiological decline, affects approximately 65% of community-dwelling elderly in Nepal. This study assessed frailty and its factors among hospitalized older adults in a tertiary hospital in Nepal.
methodsThis cross-sectional study included 124 participants aged 60 and above, admitted to a tertiary hospital in Nepal. Frailty was assessed using the Groningen Frailty Index (GFI), a validated self-reported tool. Univariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses were conducted to identify factors associated with frailty, using STATA version 13.0.
resultsFrailty was observed in 58.8% of participants. Adjusted analysis showed that, compared to those who cannot read and write, those with no formal education had 0.14 times lower odds of frailty (p = 0.01, 95% CI 0.03-0.66), while those with formal education had 0.19 times lower odds (p = 0.01, 95% CI = 0.04-0.73). Participants with comorbidities had 3.51 times higher odds of frailty (p = 0.01, 95% CI: 1.22-10.07), and those with a history of falls had 8.10 times higher odds (p = 0.005, 95% CI: 1.89-34.78).
conclusionFrailty was prevalent in over half of the respondents. Lower levels of educational achievement, comorbidities, and a history of falls were identified factors of frailty. Targeted interventions addressing multimorbidity and fall prevention may reduce frailty risk among high-risk older adults in Nepal.
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