• Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Sep 2008

    Frailty, health-related quality of life and mental well-being in older adults with cardiometabolic risk factors.

    • M Kanauchi, A Kubo, K Kanauchi, and Y Saito.
    • First Department of Internal Medicine, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan. kanauchi@nmu-gw.naramed-u.ac.jp
    • Int. J. Clin. Pract. 2008 Sep 1;62(9):1447-51.

    ObjectiveFrailty is an emergent health-related problem in older adults. The aim of this study was to examine the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and the effect of frailty in elderly patients with cardiometabolic risk factors.MethodsOne-hundred and one patients 65 years or older responded to an HRQOL assessment using the World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL)-26 questionnaire. Frailty was assessed using two indices: the Hebrew Rehabilitation Center for Aged (HRCA) vulnerability index and the Vulnerable Elders Survey (VES) index. In addition, these patients completed self-rating questionnaires assessing mental well-being [the 28-item version of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28)] and depression (Geriatric Depression Scale).ResultsBased on the combination of HRCA and VES indices, 24 subjects (23.7%) met the criteria of frail. Persons > or = 75 years old and those with depressive mood or lower creatinine clearance had significantly lower WHOQOL-26 scores than their counterparts. Diabetes and macrovascular complications did not associate with the WHOQOL-26 scores. Compared with non-frail patients, the frail scored lower on the WHOQOL-26 questionnaire after adjusting for age, kidney dysfunction and depressive mood. Frail patients also reported significantly higher the GHQ-28 scores compared with non-frail patients.ConclusionsFrail older adults had a significant lower HRQOL, as well as lower mental well-being, independent of age, diabetes, macrovascular complication, kidney dysfunction and depressed mood.

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