TY - JOUR
T1 - Identifying frailty in older adults in rural Victoria, Australia : a secondary analysis of population health data
AU - Atala-Acevedo, C.
AU - McGrath, R.
AU - Capurro, D.
AU - Glenister, K.
AU - Bourke, L.
AU - Morgan, M.
AU - Simmons, David
AU - Mariño, R.
PY - 2024/3
Y1 - 2024/3
N2 - Objectives: To determine the prevalence of frailty among community-dwelling older adults in regional Victoria, Australia. Methods: Frailty status of 376 participants from the Crossroads II cross-sectional study was assessed by selected markers of frailty. The selected variables were psychometrically tested. Associations between frailty and socio-demographic, environmental and health factors were analysed using chi-square, ANOVA and binary logistic regression (BLR). Results: Estimated prevalence of frailty was 39.4%. BLR indicated that frailty decreased with higher educational attainment, (OR =.23; 95% CI:.10–.51) increased for divorced/separated participants (OR = 2.68; 95% CI: 1.29–5.56) and when having three (OR = 3.27; 95% CI: 1.07–9.98), four (OR = 7.20; 95% CI: 2.22–23.31) or five or more chronic conditions (OR = 9.18; 95% CI: 2.83–29.72). Discussion: Frailty in this Australian regional community-dwelling sample was higher than other studies conducted in urban areas of Australia. Present results highlight the importance of exploring the multidimensionality of the frailty construct to have a better understanding which factors are associated with the development of this syndrome.
AB - Objectives: To determine the prevalence of frailty among community-dwelling older adults in regional Victoria, Australia. Methods: Frailty status of 376 participants from the Crossroads II cross-sectional study was assessed by selected markers of frailty. The selected variables were psychometrically tested. Associations between frailty and socio-demographic, environmental and health factors were analysed using chi-square, ANOVA and binary logistic regression (BLR). Results: Estimated prevalence of frailty was 39.4%. BLR indicated that frailty decreased with higher educational attainment, (OR =.23; 95% CI:.10–.51) increased for divorced/separated participants (OR = 2.68; 95% CI: 1.29–5.56) and when having three (OR = 3.27; 95% CI: 1.07–9.98), four (OR = 7.20; 95% CI: 2.22–23.31) or five or more chronic conditions (OR = 9.18; 95% CI: 2.83–29.72). Discussion: Frailty in this Australian regional community-dwelling sample was higher than other studies conducted in urban areas of Australia. Present results highlight the importance of exploring the multidimensionality of the frailty construct to have a better understanding which factors are associated with the development of this syndrome.
UR - https://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:78097
U2 - 10.1177/08982643231180045
DO - 10.1177/08982643231180045
M3 - Article
SN - 0898-2643
VL - 36
SP - 170
EP - 181
JO - Journal of Aging and Health
JF - Journal of Aging and Health
IS - 45355
ER -