TAILIEUCHUNG - báo cáo khoa học:" Dimensions and correlates of quality of life according to frailty status: a cross-sectional study on community-dwelling older adults referred to an outpatient geriatric service in Italy"

Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Dimensions and correlates of quality of life according to frailty status: a cross-sectional study on community-dwelling older adults referred to an outpatient geriatric service in Italy | Bilotta et al. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2010 8 56 http content 8 1 56 I HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE OUTCOMES RESEARCH Open Access Dimensions and correlates of quality of life according to frailty status a cross-sectional study on community-dwelling older adults referred to an outpatient geriatric service in Italy Claudio Bilotta 1 Ann Bowling2 Alessandra Casè1 Paola Nicolini1 Sabrina Mauri1 Manuela Castelli1 and Carlo Vergani1 Abstract Background There is a lack of knowledge concerning the relationship between two closely-linked multidimensional variables frailty and quality of life QOL . The aim of this study was to investigate dimensions and correlates of QOL associated with frailty status among community-dwelling older outpatients. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional survey of 239 community-dwelling outpatients aged 65 mean age years consecutively referred to a geriatric medicine clinic in Italy between June and November 2009. Participants underwent a comprehensive geriatric assessment including assessment of their frailty status according to the Study of Osteoporotic Fractures SOF criteria and QOL which was evaluated by using the Older People s QOL OPQOL questionnaire. One-way ANOVA and chi-squared tests were used to find correlates of frailty including QOL dimensions after stratification of participants in the robust n 72 pre-frail n 89 and frail n 78 groups. Multiple linear regression analyses were performed to find correlates of QOL in the overall sample and among frail and robust participants. Results A negative trend of QOL with frailty status was found for almost all dimensions of QOL health independence home and neighbourhood psychological and emotional well-being and leisure activities and religion except for social relationships and participation and financial circumstances. Independent correlates of a poor QOL in the total sample were reduced energy level SOF criterion for frailty depressive status dependence in .

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