RT Journal Article
T1 Assessing Prevalence and Factors Related to Frailty in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Multinomial Logistic Analysis
A1 Blanco-Reina, Encarnación
A1 Aguilar-Cano, Lorena
A1 García-Merino, María Rosa
A1 Ocaña-Riola, Ricardo
A1 Valdellós, Jenifer
A1 Bellido-Estévez, Inmaculada
A1 Ariza-Zafra, Gabriel
K1 Frailty
K1 Older adults
K1 Polymedication
K1 Osteoarticular pathology
K1 Psychopathology
K1 Primary care
K1 Fragilidad
K1 Personas mayores frágiles
K1 Polimedicación
K1 Artropatías
K1 Psicopatología
K1 Atención primaria de salud
AB Frailty is an age-related clinical condition that typically involves a deterioration in the physiological capacity of various organ systems and heightens the patient's susceptibility to stressors. For this reason, one of the main research goals currently being addressed is that of characterising the impact of frailty in different settings. The main aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of Fried's frailty phenotype among community-dwelling older people and to analyse the factors associated with frailty. In this research study, 582 persons aged 65 years or more participated in this cross-sectional study that was conducted at primary healthcare centres in Málaga, Spain. Sociodemographic, clinical, functional and comprehensive drug therapy data were compiled. The relationship between the independent variables and the different states of frailty was analysed by using a multinomial logistic regression model. Frailty was present in 24.1% of the study sample (95% CI = 20.7-27.6) of whom 54.3% were found to be pre-frail and 21.6% were non-frail. The study variable most strongly associated with frailty was the female gender (OR = 20.54, 95% CI = 9.10-46.3). Other factors found to be associated with the state of frailty included age, dependence for the instrumental activities of daily living (IADL), polymedication, osteoarticular pathology and psychopathology. This study confirms the high prevalence of frailty among community-dwelling older people. Frailty may be associated with many factors. Some of these associated factors may be preventable or modifiable and, thus, provide clinically relevant targets for intervention. This is particularly the case for depressive symptoms, the clinical control of osteoarthritis and the use of polypharmacy.
PB MDPI
YR 2021
FD 2021-08-14
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/4084
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/4084
LA en
NO Blanco-Reina E, Aguilar-Cano L, García-Merino MR, Ocaña-Riola R, Valdellós J, Bellido-Estévez I, et al.  Assessing Prevalence and Factors Related to Frailty in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Multinomial Logistic Analysis. J Clin Med. 2021 Aug 14;10(16):3576
DS RISalud
RD Apr 8, 2025