The relationship between the houseboundedness and frailty of community-dwelling elderly persons

Toshiki KATSURA; Narumi ABE; Michiko KOMATA; Mai OGURA; Nobuhito ISHIKAWA; Akiko HOSHINO; Miho SHIZAWA; Kanae USUI; Eri YOKOYAMA; Mayumi HARA

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The relationship between the houseboundedness and frailty of community-dwelling elderly persons

VernacularTitle:The relationship between the houseboundedness and frailty of community-dwelling elderly persons
Author: Toshiki KATSURA ¹ ; Narumi ABE ¹ ; Michiko KOMATA ¹ ; Mai OGURA ¹ ; Nobuhito ISHIKAWA ¹ ; Akiko HOSHINO ² ; Miho SHIZAWA ² ; Kanae USUI ² ; Eri YOKOYAMA ³ ; Mayumi HARA ³
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1. Division of Preventive Nursing, Department of Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine Kyoto University, Japan
2. Division of Community Health Nursing, Graduate of Nursing and Health Sciences Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Japan
3. Uji City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Keywords: physical frailty; mental frailty; social frailty; houseboundedness; elderlies; community residents
From:Journal of Rural Medicine 2018;13(2):141-150
CountryJapan
Language:English
Abstract: This study aimed to verify whether the incidence of frailty in elderly individuals is higher among those who are housebound than those who are not. This study found no correlation between elderly people’s houseboundedeness and physical, mental, social, and overall frailty. However, the Tilburg Frailty Indicator (TFI) frailty score and grip strength value were higher in non-housebound elderly persons than in housebound elderly ones. This suggests that being housebound may lead to frailty. On the other hand, it is thought that individual interaction with family and friends, and lack of anxiety about falls correlates with the prevention of frailty in housebound elderly persons. The results of the study also suggest that the basic checklist may be effective for ascertaining the actual situation of housebound elderly people who may be manifesting frailty.