21. Frailty syndrome and associated factors in older osteoporosis patients
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Frailty syndrome is a geriatric syndrome that occurs due to the accumulation of multiple organ system failure processes in the body, manifesting as a state of vulnerability to physical, social and environmental factors. The objective of the study was to analyze factors (demographic characteristics and some geriatric syndromes) related with the frailty syndrome in older osteoporosis patients. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 392 osteoporosis patients during the period from August 2021 to August 2022 at the National Geriatric Hospital. The results showed that 23.7% of elderly osteoporosis patients had frailty syndrome where depression accounted for 88.2% and malnutrition was 50.5%. Multivariate regression analysis showed that age, depression, self-assessment of poor health, inability to ascend or descend stairs were factors to independently predict Frailty Syndrome. The proportion of elderly patients suffering from osteoporosis represent a large proportion with many co-morbidities, therefore assessment of this syndrome in osteoporosis patients should become a routine procedure to detect and provide appropriate interventions to improve their quality of life.
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Frailty syndrome, osteoporosis, elderly
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