TITLE:
Ability of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment to Detect Frailty
AUTHORS:
Moatassem S. Amer, Tamer M. Farid, Ekrami E. Abd El-Rahman, Deena M. EL-Maleh, Omar H. Omar, Randa A. Mabrouk
KEYWORDS:
Frailty, Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
JOURNAL NAME:
Advances in Aging Research,
Vol.3 No.2,
April
29,
2014
ABSTRACT:
Background and Aim of the Work: Frailty is a
state of reduced physiological reserve associated with increased susceptibility
to disability. It is associated with a high morbidity and mortality. This work
assessed the ability of comprehensive geriatric assessment to detect frailty in
elderly patients. Subjects and Methods: A total number of 104 elderly patients
(above 60 years old) were included in this study and they were subjected to a comprehensive
geriatric assessment (CGA) including: (history
and full clinical examination, Mini mental status examination (MMSE), Geriatric
depression scale (GDS), Activities of daily living (ADL), Instrumental
activities of daily living (IADL). The patients were divided into frail and
non-frail groups using Fried’s criteria as applied by Avila-Funes et al.,
2008, each group included 52 patients. Results: There were no significant
differences between the two groups regarding age gender or smoking habits. But
there was higher percentage of ADL, IADL dependence in addition to higher
incidence of depression and cognitive impairment among frail cases. Conclusion:
Comprehensive geriatric assessment can be used to detect frailty and its
associated impairment and comorbidities.