Comparison of frailty in patients with nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease and bronchiectasis: a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The incidence of nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease (NTM-LD) peaks in middle- and old age groups, coinciding with senescence; thus, chronic infectious diseases can accelerate frailty and worsen mental health in the elderly. In this study, we aimed to compare the prevalence of physical and psychiatric frailty between patients with NTM-LD and bronchiectasis (BE).

Methods

The Kihon Checklist Questionnaire (KCQ) was used to assess physical and psychiatric frailties and identify those at risk of requiring care among patients with newly diagnosed NTM-LD and BE. Additionally, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) scores and chronic inflammatory biomarkers of the alveolar region (surfactant protein [SP]-A, SP-D, and human cationic antibacterial protein [

SUBMITTER: Fujita K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9632157 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature