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Prevalence and Factors Associated With Frailty Among Middle-Aged Adults
Purpose:
To examine the prevalence and factors related to frailty in 200 community-dwelling middle-aged adults (aged 50 to 64 years).
Method:
Frailty was assessed using the Fried Frailty Phenotype scale. The following parameters were recorded: demographic characteristics, lifestyle characteristics, nutritional supplements, sleep quality, and mood status.
Results:
Prevalences of frailty and pre-frailty in the population were 1% and 36.5%, respectively. Low physical activity was the predominant symptom experienced by middle-aged adults with pre-frailty. Moreover, males, those with low educational levels, and those with poor mood status had a higher risk of frailty (p < 0.05). In addition, those who consumed milk more than three times per week had a lower risk of frailty compared to their counterparts (p < 0.05).
Conclusion:
Health care programs that focus on increasing physical activity, milk consumption, and psychological support could be suitable strategies for preventing and managing pre-frailty in this population. [Research in Gerontological Nursing, 18(2), 81-89.].
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