Prevalence of Co-Occurrence of Physical Frailty and Malnutrition and Its Associated Factors Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in a Rural District, Malaysia-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Prevalence of Co-Occurrence of Physical Frailty and Malnutrition and Its Associated Factors Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in a Rural District, Malaysia

Published:2024-03 Issue:2-3 Volume:36 Page:210-218
ISSN:1010-5395
Container-title:Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health
language:en
Short-container-title:Asia Pac J Public Health

Author:

Mustaffa Musastika¹^ORCID,Hairi Noran Naqiah²,Majid Hazreen Abdul³⁴,Choo Wan Yuen²,Hairi Farizah Mohd²,Peramalah Devi²,Kandiben Shathanapriya²,Ali Zainudin Mohd⁵,Abdul Razak Inayah⁵,Ismail Norliana⁶,Sooryanarayana Rajini⁷,Ahmad Nur Sakinah⁸,Bulgiba Awang²^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2. Centre for Epidemiology and Evidence-Based Practice, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

3. School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, AECC University College, Bournemouth, UK

4. Centre for Population Health, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

5. Negeri Sembilan State Health Department (JKNNS), Seremban, Malaysia

6. Disease Control Division, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Putrajaya, Malaysia

7. Family Health Development Division, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Putrajaya, Malaysia

8. Mental Health, Injury and Violence Prevention and Substance Abuse Sector, Disease Control Division, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Putrajaya, Malaysia

Abstract

Frailty and malnutrition commonly co-occur but remains undetected and untreated in community settings. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of co-occurring frailty and malnutrition, and its associated factors among community-dwelling older adults in a rural setting in Malaysia. A cross-sectional study was conducted among adults aged ≥ 60 residing in Kuala Pilah district, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. Physical frailty and nutritional status were assessed using the Fried phenotype and the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA), respectively. Among 1855 participants, 6.4% had co-occurring frailty and at-risk/malnutrition and 11.3% had co-occurring prefrailty and at-risk/malnutrition. Older age, fair-to-poor self-rated health, long-term disease, polypharmacy, activities of daily living (ADLs) and instrumental ADLs’ disabilities, cognitive impairment, and poor social support were associated with higher odds of co-occurring frailty and malnutrition. Therefore, beside early identification, targeted intervention is crucial to prevent or delay the progression of frailty and malnutrition in this population.

Funder

University of Malaya Grant Challenge

Ministry of Higher Education High Impact Research STeMM Grant

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Link

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/10105395241238092

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