Validity and reliability of Fried frailty phenotype in Turkish population.

ABSTRACT:

Background/aim

Frailty is an important, multidimensional geriatric syndrome defined as increased vulnerability to stressors. Fried frailty phenotype (FFP) is one of the most widely used models to define physical frailty. The aim of this study is to investigate the cross-cultural validity and reliability of Fried frailty phenotype (FFP) in older Turkish population.

Materials and methods

A total of 450 patients, aged 59 years and over, were included. FFP translated into Turkish was used. Hand grip strength cut-off values that best predict low skeletal muscle mass index (SMI) for Turkish men and women were calculated. A modified version of FFP was created by rescoring FFP according to these cut-off values applicable to Turkish population. Correlation analysis between the frailt

SUBMITTER: Dogan Varan H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10381207 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature