Frailty Prevalence and Association with Health-Related Quality of Life Impairment among Rural Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Vietnam

Measuring health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is critical to evaluate the burden of frailty in the older population.This study explored the prevalence of frailty among Vietnamese older people in rural communities, determined the factors associated with frailty, and examined the differences in HRQ...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2019-10, Vol.16 (20), p.3869
Main Authors: Nguyen, Anh Trung, Nguyen, Long Hoang, Nguyen, Thanh Xuan, Nguyen, Huong Thi Thu, Nguyen, Tam Ngoc, Pham, Hai Quang, Tran, Bach Xuan, Latkin, Carl A, Ho, Cyrus S H, Ho, Roger C M, Pham, Thang, Vu, Huyen Thi Thanh
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adults
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aging
Arthritis
Body mass index
Cross-Sectional Studies
Data collection
Dwellings
Female
Frail Elderly - statistics & numerical data
Frailty
Frailty - epidemiology
Genotype & phenotype
Health
Hospitals
Humans
Independent Living - statistics & numerical data
Male
Marital status
Methods
Middle Aged
Mortality
Older people
Population
Prevalence
Quality of life
Quality of Life - psychology
Risk analysis
Risk factors
Rural areas
Rural communities
Rural Population - statistics & numerical data
Social Class
Social interactions
Studies
Vietnam - epidemiology
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Summary:Measuring health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is critical to evaluate the burden of frailty in the older population.This study explored the prevalence of frailty among Vietnamese older people in rural communities, determined the factors associated with frailty, and examined the differences in HRQOL between non-frail, pre-frail, and frail people. A cross-sectional study was conducted on older adults (≥60 years old) residing in Soc Son district, northern Vietnam. Non-frailty, pre-frailty, and frailty conditions were evaluated using Fried's frailty criteria. The EuroQol-5 Dimensions-5 Levels(EQ-5D-5L) instrument was employed to measure HRQOL. Socioeconomic, behavioral, health status, and healthcare utilization characteristics were collected as covariates. Among 523 older adults, 65.6% were pre-frail, and 21.7% were frail. The mean EQ-5D-5L indexes of the non-frailty, pre-frailty, and frailty groups were 0.70 (SD = 0.18), 0.70 (SD = 0.19), and 0.58 (SD = 0.20), respectively. The differences were found between non-frailty and frailty groups ( < 0.01), as well as the pre-frailty and frailty groups (
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph16203869