Frailty as a Predictor of Adverse Outcomes among Spanish Community-Dwelling Older Adults.

ABSTRACT: Spain is one of the European countries with the oldest populations. The prevalence of frailty among Spanish older people ranges from 8.4 to 29.4% and currently, is one of the most relevant public health challenges. The Tilburg Frailty indicator (TFI) has been widely used in the community and in healthcare settings for assessing frailty. The objective of this study is to evaluate the predictive performance of the TFI for several adverse outcomes among Spanish community-dwelling older adults. The predictive performance was tested through linear regression analyses and receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curves. A total of 552 Spanish older adults composed the study sample. Participants were assessed at baseline and after 6 months. Main results showed that frailty was strongly and signif

SUBMITTER: Donate-Martinez A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9566344 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature