Tỷ lệ suy yếu theo tiêu chuẩn Fried tại Phòng khám Lão khoa Bệnh viện Nhân Dân Gia Định

Frailty is a common geriatric syndrome, increasing the adverse clinical outcomes in elderly individuals. Frailty discernment, therefore, has a vital part in the care for and management of this population. Among other frailty evaluating tools, Fried’s criteria is the most used and serves as the gold standard in frailty assessment. Objective: Identify the proportion of frailty based on Fried’s and the percentage of each component criterium in the elderly at the geriatric clinic of Nhan Dan Gia Dinh Hospital. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted with the participation of 484 elder patients (≥60 years of age) at the geriatric clinic of Nhan Dan Gia Dinh hospital f-rom December 2010 to June 2020. Frailty was defined by Fried’s criteria. Results: Out of 484 elderly people enrolled to our study, the percentage of frailty, pre-frailty and robust were 29.75%, 48.56%, and 21.69% respectively. The proportions of each criterium included: 75.41% for weakness, 34.5% for slow gait, 22.31% for exhaustion, and 21.69% for low physical activity. Conclusion: Frailty is relatively frequent in the elderly visiting the geriatric clinic of Nhan Dan Gia Dinh hospital. Of the components of Fried’s criteria, weakness accounted for the highest proportion while the number of physical activity was the smallest.