Five-year longitudinal study of frailty prevalence and course assessed using the Kihon Checklist among community-dwelling older adults in Japan

Autor: Masayuki Ohashi, Takuya Yoda, Norio Imai, Toshihide Fujii, Kei Watanabe, Hideki Tashi, Yohei Shibuya, Jin Watanabe, Naoto Endo
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Scientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2045-2322
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-91979-6
Popis: Abstract The aim of this study was to analyze the 5-year natural course of frailty status assessed with the Kihon Checklist (KCL) and the risk factors of transition towards frailty in community-dwelling older adults. We used the data from the postal KCL survey conducted by the municipal government between 2011 and 2016. The sample of the current study consisted of 551 older adults (265 men and 286 women) aged 65–70 years in 2011. The median KCL score increased from 2 (interquartile range 1–3) in 2011 to 3 (1–5) in 2016 (p
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