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Rostamnia D, Marashi T, Sadeghipour Roudsari M, Namdari M. The Prevalence of Frailty in Community Dwelling Older Adults Living in Tehran. Salmand: Iranian Journal of Ageing 2025; 19 (4)
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1- School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
2- Department of Public Health, School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran. ,marashi14002@yahoo.com
3- Department of Public Health, School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
4- Department of Biostatistics, School of Allied Medical Sciences, and Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
2- Department of Public Health, School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran. ,
3- Department of Public Health, School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
4- Department of Biostatistics, School of Allied Medical Sciences, and Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Introduction: With the increase in human lifespan, frailty has become an increasingly important issue that threatens older adults health. In Iran, Limited studies have addressed the prevalence of frailty in community dwelling older adults. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the prevalence of frailty and its related factors in community dwelling older adults in Tehran.
Materials and methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 383 people aged 60 years and older with supervision of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences in Tehran in 2022. We used randomized multi stage cluster sampling. Data collection was done using The Tilburg Frailty Indicator (TFI). The researcher asked older adults and completed the questionnaires based on their answers. Statistical analysis was performed using Chi-square and t-test and Fishers exact test and Logistic Regression applying SPSS 23th version. The significance level was (P< 0.05).
Findings: Women constituted 48.80% and men 51.20% of the samples with an average age of (68.20 ± 6/30). Among the participants, 72.30% were married. Prevalence of frailty was 40.50%. Frailty was associated with age, being unmarried, lower education level, lower income, unhealthy lifestyle, suffering from several diseases, dissatisfaction with living environment conditions, and some stressful events (P<0.001).
Conclusion: The results of this research showed a high prevalence of frailty among community dwelling older adults in Tehran. Applying screening programs for frailty in primary care units and early interventions can prevent the adverse outcomes.
Materials and methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 383 people aged 60 years and older with supervision of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences in Tehran in 2022. We used randomized multi stage cluster sampling. Data collection was done using The Tilburg Frailty Indicator (TFI). The researcher asked older adults and completed the questionnaires based on their answers. Statistical analysis was performed using Chi-square and t-test and Fishers exact test and Logistic Regression applying SPSS 23th version. The significance level was (P< 0.05).
Findings: Women constituted 48.80% and men 51.20% of the samples with an average age of (68.20 ± 6/30). Among the participants, 72.30% were married. Prevalence of frailty was 40.50%. Frailty was associated with age, being unmarried, lower education level, lower income, unhealthy lifestyle, suffering from several diseases, dissatisfaction with living environment conditions, and some stressful events (P<0.001).
Conclusion: The results of this research showed a high prevalence of frailty among community dwelling older adults in Tehran. Applying screening programs for frailty in primary care units and early interventions can prevent the adverse outcomes.
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Subject:
gerontology
Received: 2023/05/25 | Accepted: 2024/02/07 | Published: 2025/02/28
Received: 2023/05/25 | Accepted: 2024/02/07 | Published: 2025/02/28
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