Frailty and multimorbidity among adults aged 40-69 years in Montenegro: a cross-sectional pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This pilot study aimed to estimate the prevalence of frailty, prefrailty and multimorbidity among adults aged 40-69 in Montenegro and to assess the feasibility of measuring these conditions in primary care to inform the design of a future large-scale study. We also aimed to examine differences in frailty scores and chronic disease burden across age subgroups, describe the profiles of prefrail/frail versus robust individuals and contextualise the findings within a broader public health framework.

Design

Cross-sectional pilot study.

Setting

Primary healthcare centre, Podgorica, Montenegro.

Participants

A total of 165 adults aged 40-69 were recruited during routine follow-up visits for chronic conditions or preventive check-ups with their primary care p

SUBMITTER: Rubezic Lukic I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12742172 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature