A prospective analysis examining frailty remission and the association with future falls risk in older adults in England

ABSTRACT: Abstract

Background

Previous research has shown older adults experience dynamic changes in frailty status. This study aimed to determine the occurrence of sustained frailty remission and how remission is associated with falls risk.

Methods

Participants who contributed data to the analysis were in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing from Waves 1 to 8 (2002–2017). Frailty was defined across waves using the frailty index and categorised into robust, pre-frail and frail. We classified participants who improved their frailty category from Wave 1 (2002) to Wave 2 (2004) and sustained/improved category again into Wave 3 (2006) and compared them with those who were either robust or frail across Waves 1–3. Cox proportional hazard modelling was used to determine the risk of in

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PROVIDER: S-EPMC9949575 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature