Characterization by Gender of Frailty Syndrome in Elderly People according to Frail Trait Scale and Fried Frailty Phenotype.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Frailty has emerged as one of the main geriatric syndromes to be prevented in order to improve quality of health and life in the elderly. In this sense, the characterization of this syndrome through reliable and feasible diagnostic tools for clinical use, such as the Frail Trait Scale 5 (FTS-5) and Frail Trait Scale 3 (FTS-3), represents the basis for this objective.

Objectives

To characterize the frailty syndrome in a population of older adults using FTS-5, FTS-3, and Fried phenotype (FP) as frailty diagnostic tools.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Participants

300 adults ≥65 years recruited from different Family Health Centers and community groups of older people in Talca, Chile.

Methods

The diagnosis of frailty was made according to FP, FTS-5

SUBMITTER: Palomo I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9144746 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature