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Frailty among Older People during the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic in The Netherlands.
Sealy, Martine J; van der Lucht, Fons; van Munster, Barbara C; Krijnen, Wim P; Hobbelen, Hans; Barf, Hans A; Finnema, Evelyn J; Jager-Wittenaar, Harriët.
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  • Sealy MJ; Research Group Healthy Ageing, Allied Health Care and Nursing, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, 9714 CA Groningen, The Netherlands.
  • van der Lucht F; FAITH Research, Petrus Driessenstraat 3, 9714 CA Groningen, The Netherlands.
  • van Munster BC; Research Group Healthy Ageing, Allied Health Care and Nursing, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, 9714 CA Groningen, The Netherlands.
  • Krijnen WP; FAITH Research, Petrus Driessenstraat 3, 9714 CA Groningen, The Netherlands.
  • Hobbelen H; Centre for Health and Society, National Institute of Public Health and the Environment, 3721 MA Bilthoven, The Netherlands.
  • Barf HA; Department of Internal Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, 9713 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands.
  • Finnema EJ; Research Group Healthy Ageing, Allied Health Care and Nursing, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, 9714 CA Groningen, The Netherlands.
  • Jager-Wittenaar H; FAITH Research, Petrus Driessenstraat 3, 9714 CA Groningen, The Netherlands.
Int J Environ Res Public Health ; 19(6)2022 03 19.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35329352
Restrictive measures due to the COVID-19 pandemic may cause problems in the physical, social, and psychological functioning of older people, resulting in increased frailty. In this cross-sectional study, we aimed to assess the prevalence and characteristics of frailty, to examine differences in perceived COVID-19-related concerns and threats between frail and non-frail people and to identify variables associated with frailty in the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, in Dutch older people aged ≥ 65 years. We used data from the Lifelines COVID-19 Cohort Study. The Groningen Frailty Indicator (GFI) was used, with a score ≥ 4 indicating frailty. Frailty was described per domain (i.e., physical, cognitive, social, and psychological). The association between demographic, health and lifestyle variables and frailty was determined with logistic regression analyses. Frailty was present in 13% of the 11,145 participants that completed the GFI. Most items contributing to a positive frailty score were found within the social domain, in the frail (51%) and the non-frail (59%) persons. For items related to concerns and threats, a significantly higher proportion of frail people reported being worried or feeling threatened. In conclusion, during Corona restrictions, prevalence of frailty was considerable in older people from the Northern Netherlands, with one in eight being frail. Frailty was characterized by social problems and frail people were more often worried and felt threatened by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Fragilidad / COVID-19 Tipo de estudio: Etiology_studies / Incidence_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Aged / Humans País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: Int J Environ Res Public Health Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Países Bajos Pais de publicación: Suiza
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Fragilidad / COVID-19 Tipo de estudio: Etiology_studies / Incidence_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Aged / Humans País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: Int J Environ Res Public Health Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Países Bajos Pais de publicación: Suiza