Prevalence of Frailty in Rural Community-dwelling Older Adults in Kegalle District of Sri Lanka: a Population-based Cross-sectional Study

Overview

Journal BMJ Open

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2019 Feb 21

PMID 30782757

Citations 21

Authors

Dhammika Deepani Siriwardhana

Manuj Chrishantha Weerasinghe

Greta Rait

Milena Falcaro

Shaun Scholes

Kate R Walters

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Abstract

Objective: Our main objective was to describe the prevalence and associated sociodemographic factors of frailty and pre-frailty in rural community-dwelling older adults in Kegalle district of Sri Lanka.

Design: Community-based cross-sectional study.

Setting: The study was conducted in rural areas of Kegalle district in Sri Lanka.

Participants: A total of 746 community-dwelling older adults aged ≥60 years were included in the study.

Results: The prevalence of frailty and pre-frailty in rural Kegalle district was 15.2% (95% CI 12.3% to 18.6%) and 48.5% (95% CI 43.8% to 53.2%), respectively. We found a strong association between age and both frailty and pre-frailty. There were strong associations between longest-held occupation and frailty and education level and pre-frailty.

Conclusions: The prevalence of frailty in this rural Sri Lankan older population was high compared with high-income and upper middle-income countries. The profile of health and social care services in Sri Lanka needs to address frailty and its consequences.

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