Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Prevalence and factors associated with frailty in hospitalized older patients |
| Authors: |
Sonia Hammami, Amira Zarrouk, Cecile Piron, Ioana Almas, Nabil Sakly, Veronique Latteur |
| Source: |
BMC Geriatrics, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2020) |
| Publisher Information: |
BMC, 2020. |
| Publication Year: |
2020 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Geriatrics |
| Subject Terms: |
Frailty, Dementia, Polypharmacy, CRP, Nutrition, Geriatrics, RC952-954.6 |
| More Details: |
Abstract Background Frailty is a multidimensional syndrome that leads to an increase of an age-related disorder of several physiological systems, and cognitive abilities decline. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of frailty among older persons in Belgium and we examined the factors associated with frailty with a principal focus en cognitive, dietary status, and inflammatory parameters. Methods A total of 124 participants (90 women, 34 men; age: mean ± SD: 85.9 ± 5.5 years) were studied, recruited from the Geriatrics department, Belgium. Nutritional, cognitive status and physical activity were assessed using Mini Mental State Examination score (MMSE), Mini Nutritional Assessment score (MNA), and Katz score, respectively. Frailty syndrome was evaluated using the modified Short Emergency Geriatric Assessment (SEGA) score. Medication and medical history were recorded. Analyzed biochemical parameters included C-reactive protein (CRP), complete blood count, blood creatinine, vitamin D level, and serum protein electrophoresis. According to SEGA score, participants were divided into non-frail (n = 19), frail (n = 25) and severely frail patients (n = 80). Results The SEGA score was inversely correlated with MMSE, MNA and Katz score. SEGA. score was negatively correlated to albumin levels (r = − 0.30; p |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
1471-2318 |
| Relation: |
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-020-01545-4; https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2318 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s12877-020-01545-4 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/151d02e7d30943e78b9d9c143192b7b8 |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.151d02e7d30943e78b9d9c143192b7b8 |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
