Molina N, Wehinger S, Marrugat J, Subirana I, Fuentes E, Palomo I. Effect of frailty status on mortality risk among chilean community-dwelling older adults.
Geriatr Nurs 2024;
57:154-162. [PMID:
38657397 DOI:
10.1016/j.gerinurse.2024.04.011]
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Abstract
INTRODUCTION
The study of frailty and its effect on the risk of mortality in older people is of utmost importance, but understanding the critical factors is still limited. Our main objective was to analyze the association of frailty with all-cause mortality in a prospective community cohort of older people.
METHODS
A five-year longitudinal follow-up study was conducted with 1,174 community-dwelling older adults (men and women≥65 years old) from different Family Health Centers and community groups from Chile. We evaluated the functional risk, socioeconomic status, and anthropometric variables. The frailty status was evaluated by modified Fried criteria.
RESULTS
The diagnosis of frailty was reached in 290 older adult participants, who had significantly increased 5-year all-cause mortality independently of age, sex, cognitive impairment, and socioeconomic status (adjusted HR 1.51, 1.06-2.15).
CONCLUSION
Frailty is a predictor of increased mortality independently of age, sex, socio-economic and cognitive factors.
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