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Physical Frailty and Fall Risk in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study
Joint Authors
Chittrakul, Jiraporn
Siviroj, Penprapa
Sungkarat, Somporn
Sapbamrer, Ratana
Source
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-07-04
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Abstract EN
Introduction.
Frailty is a condition in older adults with decreased physical and cognitive performance that can affect health outcomes associated with fracture, disability, and falls.
The aim of this study was to compare fall risk with different physical frailty statuses and investigate factors associated with fall risk in community-dwelling older adults.
Methods.
The population studied included 367 older adults (mean age = 73.2 years ± 7.0; 237 females (64.6%) and 130 males (35.4%)) who live in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
This study was of cross-sectional design.
Fried’s phenotype was used to screen the physical frailty status.
The physiological profile assessment (PPA) was used to screen for fall risk.
One-way ANOVA analysis was used to compare the fall risk between the different levels of frailty status.
Linear regression analysis was used to assess the association between frailty status and fall risk.
Results.
The prevalence of the frailty group was 8.7% and that of the prefrailty group was 76.8%.
The three statuses of frailty identified were found to have different levels of risk of falling.
The frailty group had a higher fall risk than the nonfrailty group and the prefrailty group.
In addition, the nonfrailty group had a lower fall risk than the prefrailty group.
Conclusion.
The frailty group had the highest fall risk in this cohort of older adults living in a community-dwelling facility.
Therefore, it is important to assess the frailty status among older adults as it can be a predictor for fall risk.
This assessment will therefore lead to a reduction in the rate of disability and death in the community.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Chittrakul, Jiraporn& Siviroj, Penprapa& Sungkarat, Somporn& Sapbamrer, Ratana. 2020. Physical Frailty and Fall Risk in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Aging Research،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1175086
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Chittrakul, Jiraporn…[et al.]. Physical Frailty and Fall Risk in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Aging Research No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1175086
American Medical Association (AMA)
Chittrakul, Jiraporn& Siviroj, Penprapa& Sungkarat, Somporn& Sapbamrer, Ratana. Physical Frailty and Fall Risk in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Aging Research. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1175086
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1175086