Effect of acute respiratory illness on short-term frailty status of older adults in Nakhon Phanom, Thailand-June 2015 to June 2016: A prospective matched cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Frailty is associated with increased risk of mortality and decline in functional status among older adults. Older adults are at increased risk of severe disease from acute respiratory illness (ARIs), but ARI effects on frailty status among older adults are not well understood. We evaluated how ARIs affect short-term frailty status among community-dwelling adults aged ≥65 years in Nakhon Phanom, Thailand.

Methods

During May 2015 to May 2017, older adults were contacted weekly to identify ARIs as part of a community-based longitudinal cohort study. Each participant's frailty status was assessed at baseline and every 6 months using the Vulnerable Elders Survey-13 (VES-13). We selected cohort participants with an ARI and compared them with a sample of participants wit

SUBMITTER: Hughes MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6586187 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature