Journal of Rural Medicine
Online ISSN : 1880-4888
Print ISSN : 1880-487X
ISSN-L : 1880-487X
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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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Keywords: physical frailty, mental frailty, social frailty, houseboundedness, elderlies, community residents
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2018 Volume 13 Issue 2 Pages 141-150

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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.

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