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Frailty prevalence and related factors in the older adult—FrailTURK Project
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frailty one geriatric syndromes important relationship mortality morbidity aim study present characteristics prevalence related factors frailty older adults country study included 1126 individuals 65 years age 13 centers frailty evaluated using fried frailty criteria patients grouped frail prefrail nonfrail nutritional status assessed mini nutritional test psychological status center epidemiological studies depression scalecesd additional diseases charlson comorbidity index approximately 665 participants 65 74 years age 657 women 392 433 participants rated frail prefrail respectively multinomial logistic regression analysis used determine factors associated frailty observed age female gender low education level housewife living family sedentary presence additional disease using 4 drugsday avoiding go outside least one visit emergency department within past year hospitalization within past year nonfunctional ambulation malnutrition increased risk frailty p 005 establishing factors associated frailty highly important clinical practice national economy first study subject country provide guidance determining treatment strategies