Prevalence and predictors of frailty in older patients in a tertiary cardiology clinic

Reinders, M. (Martijn) (2016) Prevalence and predictors of frailty in older patients in a tertiary cardiology clinic. thesis, Medicine.

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Abstract

Objectives: To assess prevalence and predictors of frailty in elderly patients in a tertiary cardiac outpatient clinic. Design: Cross-sectional study Settings: Outpatients in a tertiary cardiology centre. Participants: Three hundred and eight consecutive outpatients aged 65 and older, visiting a cardiology outpatient clinic. Measurements: The Groningen Frailty Indicator was used to identify frailty. Results: Prevalence of frailty was 41.2%. Predictors of frailty were age, female gender, recent fall, malignancy and aspirin use. Conclusions: Prevalence of frailty in an outpatient cardiac clinic is high, and especially increased in older age, females, those with recent fall and patients with cancer. Since frailty has been associated with increased risk of morbidity and mortality after (invasive) treatment, existence of frailty should be routinely assessed in these patients.

Item Type:	Thesis (Thesis)
Supervisor name:	Ottervanger, Jan Paul and MD Cardiology department Isala klinieken and Kamper, Ad and MD Elderly department Isala klinieken and Zwolle
Faculty:	Medical Sciences
Date Deposited:	25 Jun 2020 11:01
Last Modified:	25 Jun 2020 11:01
URI:	https://umcg.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/2088

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