Factors Relating to Frailty among community-dwelling Elderly in Ubon Ratchathani Province
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Frail older people have a high risk of premature death, serious illness, and delayed recovery. However, if frailty is detected in the beginning and managed appropriately, it can be preventable and slowly progress. The purposes of this descriptive correlation study were to examine the prevalence of frailty and factors relating to frailty in community-dwelling elderly. One hundred and forty-eight participants were recruited from the community-dwelling elderly in the Ubon Ratchathani Province by multi-stage sampling. Data were collected by questionnaires to assess personal information, frailty, and health literacy. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and binary logistic regression analysis. The results revealed that 46.60% of the participants had frailty syndrome, while 31.80% of them was pre-frail, and 21.60% was non-frail. Regarding the factors relating to frailty among the elderly in this study, it was found that age and gender were statistically significant factors. Therefore, interventions to prevent or reduce the level of frailty in community-dwelling older adults should be implemented for each group of them in order to improve a good quality of life and promote their independence.
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