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Association between anxiety and frailty in postmenopausal women.
García-Vigara, Alicia; Fernandez-Garrido, Julio; Chedraui, Peter; Monllor-Tormos, Aitana; García-Pérez, Miguel Ángel; Tarín, Juan José; Artero, Arturo; Cano, Antonio.
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  • García-Vigara A; INCLIVA, Fundacion Investigacion Clinico de Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
  • Fernandez-Garrido J; Department of Nursing, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
  • Chedraui P; Escuela de Posgrado en Salud, Universidad Espíritu Santo, Samborondón, Ecuador.
  • Monllor-Tormos A; Service of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Clínico Universitario-INCLIVA, Valencia, Spain.
  • García-Pérez MÁ; Department of Genetics, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Valencia, Burjassot, and INCLIVA, Valencia, Spain.
  • Tarín JJ; Department of Cellular Biology, Functional Biology and Physical Anthropology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
  • Artero A; Department of Medicine, University of Valencia-INCLIVA, Valencia, Spain.
  • Cano A; Department of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Valencia- INCLIVA, Valencia, Spain.
Gynecol Endocrinol ; 40(1): 2329714, 2024 Mar 09.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38499020
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:

To explore the association between anxiety and frailty in community-dwelling postmenopausal women.

METHODS:

This was a cross-sectional study in which 390 postmenopausal women (aged 60-83 years) who were attending a comprehensive care program were surveyed between January 2018 and February 2020. Each participant was administered a validated Spanish version of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) to assess their anxiety status. Those scoring 8 or higher on the anxiety subscale of the HADS were indicative of anxiety. The assessment of frailty utilized the Fried's phenotype, with a diagnosis of frailty established if the participant met at least three out of the five criteria. Factors associated with frailty were analyzed using multivariate logistic regression.

RESULTS:

The mean age of participants was 70.08 years, with an average of 12.58 ± 3.19 years since menopause. Frailty was diagnosed in 43.85% of the total series, while anxiety was present in 41.08%, rising to 69.59% in participants with frailty. Neither body mass index, years since menopause, educational level, economic status, nor smoking habit demonstrated significant associations with frailty. Upon multivariate analysis, anxiety (OR 8.56), multimorbidity (OR 2.18), and age (OR 2.73) emerged as independently associated with frailty (p < .001, p = .005, and p < .001, respectively).

CONCLUSIONS:

Among postmenopausal women with frailty, anxiety was detected in over two thirds of cases and was independently associated with frailty. This underscores the relevance of implementing anxiety screening in comprehensive care programs for postmenopausal women, with the goal of improving frailty through anxiety diagnosis and treatment.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Fragilidad Límite: Aged / Female / Humans Idioma: En Revista: Gynecol Endocrinol Asunto de la revista: ENDOCRINOLOGIA / GINECOLOGIA Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: España Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Fragilidad Límite: Aged / Female / Humans Idioma: En Revista: Gynecol Endocrinol Asunto de la revista: ENDOCRINOLOGIA / GINECOLOGIA Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: España Pais de publicación: Reino Unido