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Prevalence of the geriatric syndromes and frailty in older men living in the community
— the Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project | | Author(s) | Naomi Noguchi |
| Journal title | Australasian Journal on Ageing, vol 35, no 4, December 2016 |
| Publisher | Wiley, December 2016 |
| Pages | pp 255-261 |
| Source | wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/ajag |
| Keywords | Older men ; Over 70s ; Octogenarians ; Living in the community ; Physical capacity ; Ill health ; Evaluation ; Projects ; Australia. |
| Annotation | The purpose of this study was to describe the age at which geriatric syndromes and frailty become common in community-dwelling older men. The Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project involved a population-based sample of 1705 community-dwelling men aged 70 and over from a defined geographic region in Sydney, Australia. Data were obtained by physical performance tests, clinical examinations and questionnaire to determine the prevalence of certain conditions by five-year age groups. Results showed that poor mobility, recurrent falls, urinary incontinence, dementia and frailty phenotype were all uncommon (less than 10%) in men in their 70s, but the prevalence of each of these conditions exceeded 10% in men aged 85-89. The prevalence of Frailty Index-defined frailty, multimorbidity, polypharmacy and instrumental activities of daily living dependence was constantly high in all age groups. The different health-care needs of the 'old old' aged 85 years and older should be accounted for in health service planning. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-170120237 A |
| Classmark | BC: BBK: BBM: K4: BI: CH: 4C: 3E: 7YA |
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