| Autor: |
Nur Sakinah Ahmad, Noran Naqiah Hairi, Mas Ayu Said, Shahrul Bahyah Kamaruzzaman, Wan Yuen Choo, Farizah Hairi, Sajaratulnisah Othman, Norliana Ismail, Devi Peramalah, Shathanapriya Kandiben, Zainudin Mohd Ali, Sharifah Nor Ahmad, Inayah Abdul Razak, Awang Bulgiba |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2018 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
PLoS ONE, Vol 13, Iss 11, p e0206445 (2018) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1932-6203 |
| DOI: |
10.1371/journal.pone.0206445 |
| Popis: |
OBJECTIVES:This study aims to describe the prevalence and transitions of frailty among rural-community dwelling older adults in Malaysia and to analyse factors associated with different states of frailty transition. Frailty was conceptualized using modified Fried phenotype from the Cardiovascular Health Study. DESIGN:This is a prospective longitudinal study with 12-months follow up among older adults in Malaysia. SETTING:Kuala Pilah, a district in Negeri Sembilan, which is one of the fourteen states in Malaysia. PARTICIPANTS:2,324 community-dwelling older Malaysians aged 60 years and older. RESULTS:The overall prevalence of frailty in this study was 9.4% (95% CI 7.8-11.2). The prevalence increased at least three-fold with every 10 years of age. This increase was seen higher in women compared to men. Being frail was significantly associated with older age, women, and respondents with a higher number of chronic diseases, poor cognitive function and low socioeconomic status (p |
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