Quality of Life is related to frailty status assessed by Fried's criteria: The FRAGSALUD Project.

  1. Andrea González-Mariscal
  2. Laura Ávila-Cabeza-de-Vaca
  3. Juan Corral-Pérez
  4. Alba Mier Perulero
  5. Luis Muguerza-Rodríguez
  6. Alberto Marín-Galindo
  7. Cristina Casals
  8. María Ángeles Vázquez-Sánchez
Actas:
Exercise, biomechanics and Nutrition

Editorial: Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal – Escola Superior de Educação

ISBN: 978-989-35059-3-9

Año de publicación: 2023

Páginas: 55

Tipo: Aportación congreso

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Resumen

Frailty is defined as a state associated with aging, characterized by a decrease inphysiological reserve that results in an increased risk of disability and vulnerability leading toadverse effects such as a possible decrease in quality of life (QoL). The aim of this study was todetermine whether there is an association between QoL and frailty status assessed by Fried’scriteria. QoL was assessed with the EuroQol 5 Dimensions 5 Level (EQ-5D-5L) questionnairewhich includes a visual analogue scale (VAS) from 0 to 100. Likewise, this questionnaire is usedto calculate QoL index from 0 to 1 and frailty status was measured with Fried's criteria. Thiscross-sectional study included 235 older adults (age: 74.4±7.77 years) with frailty phenotype ofwhom 157 were women. Of the participants, 149 were pre-frail and 68 were frail and had a meanQoL Index of 0.88 ± 0.09 in the EQ-5D-5 L Index and 67.38 ± 18.78 in the VAS. A linearregression analysis showed that the EQ-5D-5 L Index is significantly associated with the criterionof feeling exhausted and fatigued 5-7 days a week (β= -0.461, p<0.001 and β= -0.276, p=0.002respectively) and fatigued 3-4 days a week (β= -0.219, p=0.020). As for the quality of lifemeasured with the EQ-5D-5 L VAS, the criterion of fatigue 5-7 days a week presented asignificant association (β= -0.271, p=0.018). In conclusion, QoL is related to self-reportedexhaustion and fatigue criterion. However, although scientific evidence associates physicalfunction with better QoL, the Fried's physical criteria are not significantly related with QoL inprefrail and frail older adults.