Associations between physical frailty and living arrangements in Japanese older adults living in a rural remote island: The Shimane CoHRE study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Living arrangements have been known to be associated with physical frailty. However, the prevalence of frailty and its risk factors in remote islands is not understood. We examined the association between living arrangements and objectively measured frailty among older adults living in a remote island of Japan.

Methods

Among older people living in Okinoshima, 656 older adults (75.6 ± 6.4 years) were analyzed. Physical frailty (robust, prefrailty, or frailty) was assessed using the 5-item frailty phenotype (unintentional weight loss, self-reported exhaustion, weakness, slow walking speed, and low physical activity). Physical functions (muscle mass, gait speed, and grip strength) were measured objectively.

Results

The prevalence of frailty and prefrailty was

SUBMITTER: Miyazaki R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9444019 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature