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Factors Related to Frailty among the Elderly in South Korea: A 3-year Longitudinal Study
Jin-Kyoung Park1, Jong-Eun Lee2
1Jin-Kyoung Park, PhD, RN, is an Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, The Catholic University of Incheon, Incheon, Korea.
Purpose:
To examine factors associated with frailty among the young-old elderly (YOE) and old-old elderly (OOE).
Methods:
This longitudinal study with a 3-year follow-up included 486 participants who received home care services.
Findings:
Precipitous weight loss and depression in the YOE and worsening of complex mobility and depression in the OOE were associated with worsened frailty over the 3-year period.
Conclusions:
To prevent frailty, we suggest weight-loss prevention programs for the YOE, lower-limb exercise programs for the OOE, and depression management programs for both groups.
Implications For Nursing Practice:
The findings may be used by geriatric nurses in developing programs to prevent frailty in the OOE and YOE, and in administering nursing intervention programs at nursing home centers.
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