Citation

Drey M, Wehr H, Wehr G, Uter W, Lang F, Rupprecht R, Sieber CC, Bauer JM. Z. Gerontol. 2011; 44(1): 48-54.

Affiliation

Department of Geriatric Medicine, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Klinikum Nürnberg, Prof.-Ernst-Nathan-Str. 1, 90419, Nürnberg, Deutschland, michael.drey@gmx.de.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s00391-010-0136-3

PMID

20809282

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Knowledge about frailty among patients seen by general practitioners (GP) is currently limited. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Frailty assessment by the criteria of Fried and additional documentation was performed at a GP's office. RESULTS: Out of 119 participating patients, 14.3% were classified as frail, 52.1% as prefrail, and 33.6% as not frail. Frailty was associated with comorbidity, the number of drugs prescribed, depressive symptoms, cognitive function, and frequency of falls. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of frailty is high among the cohort of elderly persons seen by a GP. Routine frailty assessment will help to direct preventive and therapeutic interventions.

Language: en