Frailty trajectory and its associated factors in older patients undergoing abdominal surgery involving the digestive system: A longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT: Frailty is a common multifactorial clinical syndrome in older patients that seriously affects their prognosis. However, most studies to date have ignored the dynamics of frailty. Therefore, we employed a one-month observational longitudinal study to explore frailty trajectories using a latent class growth model. In total, 155 older patients who underwent abdominal surgery involving the digestive system were assessed preoperatively, at discharge, and at the one-month follow-up, and multiple logistic regression analysis was conducted to identify factors influencing frailty trajectories. Four frailty trajectory patterns were identified: no frailty (13.5%), frailty exacerbation (40.0%), frailty improvement (20.0%), and persistent frailty (26.5%). Logistic regression analysis revealed that body

SUBMITTER: Guo J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12334016 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature