dc.contributor.author | Siriwardhana, D.D. | |
dc.contributor.author | Weerasinghe, M.C. | |
dc.contributor.author | Rait, G. | |
dc.contributor.author | Scholes, S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Walters, K.R. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-06-01T06:33:39Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-06-01T06:33:39Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
dc.identifier.citation | BMJ Open. 2020;10(3):e034189. | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 2044-6055 (Electronic) | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2044-6055 (Linking) | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/21094 | |
dc.description | Indexed in MEDLINE. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | OBJECTIVE: We examined the association between frailty and disability in rural community-dwelling older adults in Kegalle district of Sri Lanka. DESIGN: A population-based cross-sectional study. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 746 community-dwelling adults aged ≥60 years. PRIMARY AND SECOUNDARY OUTCOME MEASURES: Frailty was assessed using the Fried phenotype. Disability was operationalised in terms of having one or more activity limitation/s in instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) and basic activities of daily living (BADL). RESULTS: The median age of the sample was (median 68; IQR 64-75) years and 56.7% were female. 15.2% were frail and 48.5% were prefrail. The prevalence of ≥1 IADL limitations was high, 84.4% among frail adults. 38.7% of frail adults reported ≥1 BADL limitations. Over half of frail older adults (58.3%) reported both ≥1 physical and cognitive IADL limitations. Being frail decreased the odds of having no IADL limitations, and was associated with a higher count of IADL limitations. No significant association was found between prefrailty and number of IADL limitations. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of ≥1 IADL limitations was high among rural community-dwelling frail older adults. Findings imply the greater support and care required for rural Sri Lankan frail older adults to live independently in the community. KEYWORDS: Asia; Sri Lanka; disability; frail elderly; independent living. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | BMJ Publishing Group Ltd | en_US |
dc.subject | Disability Evaluation | en_US |
dc.subject | Frail Elderly | en |
dc.subject | Frailty-epidemiology | |
dc.subject | Frailty | |
dc.subject | Geriatric Assessment | |
dc.subject | Prevalence | |
dc.subject | Cross-Sectional Studies | |
dc.subject | Sri Lanka-epidemiology | |
dc.title | Association between frailty and disability among rural community-dwelling older adults in Sri Lanka: A Cross-sectional study. | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |