Frailty and associated factors of elderly Buddhist monks in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand
Chiang Mai Medical Journal (Formerly Chiang Mai Medical Bulletin) is an official journal of the Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University. It accepts original papers on clinical and experimental research that are pertinent in the health sciences. The Journal is published 4 issues/year (i.e., Mar, J...
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th-cmuir.6653943832-674002020-04-02T14:45:06Z Frailty and associated factors of elderly Buddhist monks in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand ความชุกและปัจจัยที่เกี่ยวข้องของภาวะเปราะบางในพระสงฆ์สูงอายุในจังหวัดเชียงใหม่ ประเทศไทย Ratanasiri T Lerttrakarnnon P frailty elderly Buddhist monks Chiang Mai Province Thailand Chiang Mai Medical Journal (Formerly Chiang Mai Medical Bulletin) is an official journal of the Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University. It accepts original papers on clinical and experimental research that are pertinent in the health sciences. The Journal is published 4 issues/year (i.e., Mar, Jun, Sep, and Dec). Original articles, review articles, brief reports, case reports, and miscellany (editorials, perspectives, opinions, and letters to the editor) are welcome. All manuscripts submitted to Chiang Mai Medical Journal must not have been previously published (except in abstract form) or under consideration for publication elsewhere. Each submitted article will be reviewed by two referrees or more. Following publication, Chiang Mai Medical Journal reserves the copyright of all published materials and such materials may not be reproduced in any form without written permission from Chiang Mai Medical Journal. We strongly recommend that authors follow the guideline in manuscript preparation below. Failure to comply with the instruction will result in delay the processing of your paper Objective To determine the prevalence of frailty and identify factors associated with frailty in elderly Buddhist monks in Chiang Mai Province.MethodsThis cross-sectional descriptive study of elderly Buddhist monks (age ≥60 years) with a Barthel ADL score ≥12 living at temples in Muang District was conducted during the period 1 May through 30 June 2018. Each participating monk was interviewed and given a physical examination which included an assessment of frailty (using a modified version of the Fried’s Frailty Phenotype) as well as an assessment of their current health status. Factors potentially associated with frailty were analyzed using Chi-square test and Fisher’s exact test. Statistical analysis was done with SPSS for Windows version 22 software. Results Of the 135 elderly Buddhist monks, most (80.0%) were in a state of pre-frailty and 7.4% were in a state of frailty. Positive criteria for frailty were low grip strength (85.2%), self-reported exhaustion (17.8%), slow walking speed (17.0%), low level of physical activity (4.4%) and unintentional weight loss (3.0%). Diabetes mellitus, polypharmacy, hospitalization in the past year, and abnormalities in the heart or extremities were statistically significantly associated with frailty (p<0.05). ConclusionMost of the elderly Buddhist monks in the study were in a state of pre-frailty. Activities designed to increase grip strength and walking speed could potentially improve the health of these monks. A combination of frailty screening and comprehensive geriatric assessment should be used to evaluate the condition of each monk and identify appropriate treatment. 2020-04-02T14:45:06Z 2020-04-02T14:45:06Z 2019 Chiang Mai Medical Journal 58,4 (October-December 2019), 211-221 0125-5983 https://www.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/CMMJ-MedCMJ/article/view/227785/155101 http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/67400 Eng Faculty of Medicine |
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Chiang Mai Medical Journal (Formerly Chiang Mai Medical Bulletin) is an official journal of the Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University. It accepts original papers on clinical and experimental research that are pertinent in the health sciences. The Journal is published 4 issues/year (i.e., Mar, Jun, Sep, and Dec). Original articles, review articles, brief reports, case reports, and miscellany (editorials, perspectives, opinions, and letters to the editor) are welcome. All manuscripts submitted to Chiang Mai Medical Journal must not have been previously published (except in abstract form) or under consideration for publication elsewhere. Each submitted article will be reviewed by two referrees or more. Following publication, Chiang Mai Medical Journal reserves the copyright of all published materials and such materials may not be reproduced in any form without written permission from Chiang Mai Medical Journal. We strongly recommend that authors follow the guideline in manuscript preparation below. Failure to comply with the instruction will result in delay the processing of your paper |
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Frailty and associated factors of elderly Buddhist monks in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand |
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