2021
DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.302784
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Frailty among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Prevalence and Associated Factors

Doaa Mohamed Zein El-Abdeen,
Soad Hassan AbdElhameed,
Sageda Magdy Ali

Abstract: Background: Frailty is an important and a highly prevalent health problem in older adults that has a negative impact on health related outcomes. The importance of studying frailty comes from the fact that its merely associated with aging but not an inevitable process.Aim: To assess prevalence of frailty and its associated factors among community-dwelling older adults.Method: A community based cross sectional study was used withcluster sampling technique targeted 300 older adults in six urban and rural regions … Show more

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