[Health and competence: detection and decoding using comprehensive assessments in the Longitudinal Urban Cohort Ageing Study (LUCAS)]. / Grauzonen von Gesundheit und Handlungsfähigkeit: Erfassung und Aufschlüsselung durch erweiterte Assessments in der Longitudinalen Urbanen Cohorten-Alters-Studie (LUCAS).
Z Gerontol Geriatr
; 45(4): 271-8, 2012 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The goal of this work was to characterise and distinguish persons without (fit), with earliest signs (pre-frail) or accelerated functional decline (frail) during self-referral (geriatric centre) or preventive home visits.METHODS:
After screening independently living older people in an urban longitudinal cohort (n = 1,995) using a self-administered questionnaire, they were functionally classified as fit, pre-frail or frail. In 10% randomly selected samples of these cohort parts a comprehensive extended gerontological-geriatric assessment (EGGA) was administered.RESULTS:
Fit, pre-frail and frail samples are significantly different regarding comorbidity, medication, mobility, fall risk, instrumental activities of daily living and use of social support but not nutrition. The best indicator to discriminate fit versus frail was exhaustion (mobility tiredness).CONCLUSION:
Competence is essential regarding health in old age. Identification of resources and risks by comprehensive assessment is useful before planning interventions to prevent frailty or its progression.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Atividades Cotidianas
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Avaliação Geriátrica
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Programas de Rastreamento
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Doença Crônica
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Inquéritos e Questionários
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Idoso Fragilizado
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
De
Revista:
Z Gerontol Geriatr
Assunto da revista:
GERIATRIA
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Article