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The impact of long-term conditions on the progression of frailty

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  • Ali Alattas
  • Silviya Nikolova
  • Farag Shuweihdi
  • Kate Best
  • Robert West

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Objective: To explore longitudinally the impact of multiple long-term conditions (LTCs) on frailty progression separately for males and females. Methods: A functional frailty measure (FFM) was used to examine putative determinants of frailty progression among participants aged 65 to 90 in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA), across nine waves (18 years) of data collection. A multilevel growth model was fitted to measure the FFM progression over 18 years, grouped by LTC categories (zero, one, two and more). Results: There were 2396 male participants at wave 1, of whom 742 (31.0%) had 1 LTC and 1147 (47.9%) had ≥2 LTCs. There were 2965 females at wave 1 of whom 881 (29.7%) had one LTC and 1584 (53.4%) had ≥2 LTCs. The FFM increased 4% each 10 years for the male participants with no LTCs, while it increased 6% per decade in females. The FFM increased with the number of LTCs, for males and females. The acceleration of FMM increases for males with one long-term health condition or more; however in females the acceleration of FMM increases when they have two LTCs or more. Conclusion: Frailty progression accelerates in males with one LTCs and females with two LTCs or more. Health providers should be aware of planning a suitable intervention once the elderly have two or more health conditions.

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  • Ali Alattas & Silviya Nikolova & Farag Shuweihdi & Kate Best & Robert West, 2023. "The impact of long-term conditions on the progression of frailty," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 18(4), pages 1-12, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0284011
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0284011
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