Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord. 2021 Sep 16:1-7. doi: 10.1159/000519054. Online ahead of print.
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Frailty syndrome is characterized by a decline in physiological and psychological reserve and may be associated with poor health outcomes.
OBJECTIVES: The current study explored frailty and its correlates among cognitively intact community-dwelling older adults.
METHODS: A secondary analysis of data collected from 109 community-dwelling older adults who are cognitively intact was conducted for the purpose of this study. The Arabic versions of the culturally adapted Tilburg Frailty Indicator, the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, the Geriatric Depression Scale, and the Short Form-36 Quality of Life (QOL) survey. Multiple linear regression was used to examine the relationships between frailty and depression.
RESULTS: The results indicated a high prevalence of frailty (78%) and depression (38%) among cognitively intact community-dwelling older adults. Frailty was found to be associated with increased age, being single or illiterate, living alone, having a high number of comorbid conditions, having high rate of depression, and having poor QOL.
CONCLUSION: High prevalence of frailty is associated with high depression scores, a high number of comorbid conditions, and poor QOL among cognitively intact community-dwelling older adults.
PMID:34569493 | DOI:10.1159/000519054
