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Association of frailty with functional difficulty in older Ghanaians: stability between women and men in two samples with different income levels: stability between women and men in two samples with different income levels

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Název: Association of frailty with functional difficulty in older Ghanaians: stability between women and men in two samples with different income levels: stability between women and men in two samples with different income levels
Autoři: Nestor Asiamah, Emelia Danquah, Edgar Ramos Vieira, Peter Hjorth, Reginald Arthur-Mensah Jnr, Simon Mawulorm Agyemang, Hafiz T. A. Khan, Cosmos Yarfi, Faith Muhonja
Zdroj: BMC Geriatr
BMC Geriatrics, Vol 24, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2024)
Informace o vydavateli: Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2024.
Rok vydání: 2024
Témata: Male, Frail Elderly, Ghana, 03 medical and health sciences, Sex Factors, 0302 clinical medicine, Geriatric Assessment/methods, Activities of Daily Living, 80 and over, Humans, Geriatric Assessment, ZZ OA Fund (articles), Ghana/epidemiology, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Frailty, Frailty/epidemiology, Female [MeSH], Aged, 80 and over [MeSH], Aged [MeSH], Frail Elderly [MeSH], Humans [MeSH], Middle Aged [MeSH], Cross-Sectional Studies [MeSH], Gender, Functional difficulty, Geriatric Assessment/methods [MeSH], Independent Living [MeSH], Ghana/epidemiology [MeSH], Frailty/diagnosis [MeSH], Male [MeSH], Frailty/epidemiology [MeSH], Older adults, Research, Activities of Daily Living [MeSH], Income, Sex Factors [MeSH], Income [MeSH], RC952-954.6, Middle Aged, Cross-Sectional Studies, Geriatrics, Female, Independent Living, 0305 other medical science
Popis: Background Research to date suggests that frailty is higher in women and is associated with functional difficulty. This study builds on the evidence by examining the association between frailty and functional difficulty between low- and higher-income groups and between older men and women in these income groups. Methods This study adopted a cross-sectional design that complied with the STROBE checklist and included steps against confounding and common methods bias. The population was community-dwelling older adults aged 50 years or older in two urban neighbourhoods in Accra, Ghana. Participants were either in the low-income group in a low socioeconomic neighbourhood (n = 704) or the higher-income group in a high socioeconomic neighbourhood (n = 510). The minimum sample necessary was calculated, and the hierarchical linear regression analysis was utilised to analyse the data. Results Frailty was positively associated with functional difficulty in the low- and higher-income samples, but this association was stronger in the higher-income sample. Frailty was positively associated with frailty in men and women within the low- and higher-income samples. Conclusion The association of frailty with functional difficulty was consistent between low- and higher-income samples, although the strength of the relationship differed between these samples. In both income samples, the foregoing relationship was consistent between men and women, although the strength of the relationship differed between men and women.
Druh dokumentu: Article
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Popis souboru: text
Jazyk: English
ISSN: 1471-2318
DOI: 10.1186/s12877-024-05534-9
Přístupová URL adresa: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39548387
https://doaj.org/article/f25e91581d8345d7a5ed7fa63be7b6a2
https://repository.publisso.de/resource/frl:6506749
Rights: CC BY
Přístupové číslo: edsair.doi.dedup.....ab1a39345736bca1b67b3d1b868df53d
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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Abstrakt:Background Research to date suggests that frailty is higher in women and is associated with functional difficulty. This study builds on the evidence by examining the association between frailty and functional difficulty between low- and higher-income groups and between older men and women in these income groups. Methods This study adopted a cross-sectional design that complied with the STROBE checklist and included steps against confounding and common methods bias. The population was community-dwelling older adults aged 50 years or older in two urban neighbourhoods in Accra, Ghana. Participants were either in the low-income group in a low socioeconomic neighbourhood (n = 704) or the higher-income group in a high socioeconomic neighbourhood (n = 510). The minimum sample necessary was calculated, and the hierarchical linear regression analysis was utilised to analyse the data. Results Frailty was positively associated with functional difficulty in the low- and higher-income samples, but this association was stronger in the higher-income sample. Frailty was positively associated with frailty in men and women within the low- and higher-income samples. Conclusion The association of frailty with functional difficulty was consistent between low- and higher-income samples, although the strength of the relationship differed between these samples. In both income samples, the foregoing relationship was consistent between men and women, although the strength of the relationship differed between men and women.
ISSN:14712318
DOI:10.1186/s12877-024-05534-9