Prevalence of Functional Impairment among Frail Elderly | ||
| The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine | ||
| Article 3, Volume 54, Issue 1, January 2014, Pages 15-19 PDF (229.4 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.12816/0002426 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Moatassem S Amer1; Tamer M Farid1; Mohamed ShKhater1; Noha M Farag* 1; Randa A Mabrouk2; Tarek Kh Abdel Dayem3 | ||
| 1Geriatrics and Gerontology department , Faculty of Medicine, Ain shams university, Cairo, Egypt | ||
| 2Clinical Pathology department Faculty of Medicine, Ain shams university, Cairo, Egypt | ||
| 3Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ain shams university, Cairo, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background Frailty is a state of vulnerability describes a syndrome characterized by progressive multi system decline, loss of physiologic reserve, and increase vulnerability to disease and death. Frailty has emerged as a condition associated with an increased risk of functional decline among the elderly population, which may be differentiated from aging, disability, and comorbidity. Objectives: The aim of this study is to assess the prevalence of functional impairment and cognitive functions among frail elderly. Methods:We examined104 frail elderly. Frailty criteria included unintentional weight loss, exhaustion, weakness, low physical activity, and slow walking speed. physical function was assessed using Activities of daily living (ADL) and Instrumental activities of daily living (IADL). The cognitive function was assessed using the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). Results:The mean age of the studied population was 69 years, 53.85% were males, 46.15% were females, the majority of our participants were illiterates (89.4%), and were living with family (84.62%), only 6.73% were smokers. 36.5% of frail participants were assisted in activity of daily living (ADL) and 7.7% were dependents, while 63.5% were assisted in instrumental activity of daily living (IADL) and 8.7% were dependents; the sample participants in general had borderline scores for MMSE, indicating a cognitive performance in the lower normal range. Conclusions Frail elderly had low normal score on MMSE, and high prevalence of functional impairment. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Frailty– prevalence– Functional impairment –ADL – IADL – MMSE | ||
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