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Title: | Prevalence of frailty in rural community-dwelling older adults in Kegalle district of Sri Lanka: a population-based cross-sectional study. |
Authors: | Siriwardhana, D.D. Weerasinghe, M.C. Rait, G. Falcaro, M. Scholes, S. Walters, K. R. |
Keywords: | Epidemiology |
Issue Date: | 2019 |
Publisher: | BMJ Publishing Group Ltd |
Citation: | BMJ Open. 2019;9(1):e026314 |
Abstract: | OBJECTIVE:Our main objective was to describe the prevalence and associated sociodemographic factors of frailty and pre-frailty in rural community-dwelling older adults in Kegalle district of Sri Lanka.DESIGN:Community-based cross-sectional study. SETTING: The study was conducted in rural areas of Kegalle district in Sri Lanka. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 746 community-dwelling older adults aged ≥60 years were included in the study. RESULTS: The prevalence of frailty and pre-frailty in rural Kegalle district was 15.2% (95% CI 12.3% to 18.6%) and 48.5% (95% CI 43.8% to 53.2%), respectively. We found a strong association between age and both frailty and pre-frailty. There were strong associations between longest-held occupation and frailty and education level and pre-frailty. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of frailty in this rural Sri Lankan older population was high compared with high-income and upper middle-income countries. The profile of health and social care services in Sri Lanka needs to address frailty and its consequences |
Description: | Indexed in Medline |
URI: | http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/19998 |
ISSN: | 2044-6055 (Electronic) |
Appears in Collections: | Journal/Magazine Articles |
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