Joe Bathelt, Susan E Gathercole, Sally Butterfield, Duncan E Astle
Children's academic attainment is linked to the global organization of the white matter connectome
Developmental science
elderly population growing turkey worldwide average age residents rural areas turkey relatively high gradually increasing purpose study summarize fitness frailty elderly adults living rural area turkey characterized relatively low level socioeconomic development study designed prospective crosssectional study conducted rural area kars province total 168 elderly adults 65 years old 12 central villages included study fried frailty criteria used assess frailty participants addition frailty physical social mental status elderly adults examined prevalence frailty rural area turkey 71the study group ranged age 65 96 years mean 7270773 years 536 female among elderly adult group 843 completed elementary school 4329 monthly income 500 turkish liras 200 significant relationship identified gender frailty statistically significant relationship frailty older age lower education level lower economic level comorbidities polypharmacy diabetes chronic obstructive pulmonary disease gastric disease arthritis generalized pain benign prostatic hyperplasia urinary incontinence auditory impairment impaired oral care caregiver burden impaired cognitive function depression lack social support social isolation believed study contribute considerably understanding health status needs elderly adults turkey health problems population well planning development public health geriatric services based regional needs