Mohamed Al-Junid, Duaa Ahmed (2019) Association between selected geriatric syndromes with frailty among elderly in PPR Flats Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [Project Paper] (Submitted)
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Abstract
Frailty syndrome is defined as a clinically recognizable condition of older adults with greater vulnerability. Geriatric syndrome presence has been hypothesized that may play important role in the development of frailty in older adults. The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between selected geriatric syndromes and frailty syndrome among the Malaysian elderly in PPR flats Kuala Lumpur. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 160 elderlies (aged >60) which were randomly recruited in this study. Demographic and socioeconomic variables, health related variables, selected geriatric syndromes (depressive symptoms, mobility limitation, cognitive impairment, polypharmacy, malnutrition, falls and urinary incontinence), and frailty status were analysed. Chi-square analysis was used to determine the factors associated with frailty. The prevalence of frailty and pre-frail was 18.1% and 77.5% with the frail score increasing with age. There are no significant differences was observed between gender (x2 =8.34, P=0.147). However, females showed a higher proportion of having frail 21.1 % compared to male 13.8%. Health related variables that were only significantly associated with frailty syndrome was arthritis /gout (F =0.044, p<0.05) Among all tested geriatric syndrome only depressive symptoms showed significant association with the frailty syndrome (x2 = 4.494, p<0.05). This study shows that there is a significant association between depressive symptoms and arthritis /gout with frailty status among older adult. The findings of this study highlight that depressive symptoms and arthritis /gout could have influence on frailty status. Understanding the relationship between geriatric syndrome and frailty status help to reduce the risk of the frailty syndrome among elderly.
| Item Type: | Project Paper |
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| Subjects: | R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine |
| Faculty: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Science |
| Depositing User: | Ms Norafizah Radzuan |
| Date Deposited: | 29 Sep 2025 07:10 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Sep 2025 07:10 |
| URI: | http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2556 |
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