A5010316775- Frailty in Older Adults
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Public Health and Nutrition
- Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
- Health and Well-being Studies
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity
The University of Adelaide
2022
Sarawak General Hospital
2022
National Health and Medical Research Council
2022
Dalhousie University
2021
Universiti Putra Malaysia
2021
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
2021
Central Adelaide Local Health Network
2017
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
2017
Standardized frailty assessments are needed for early identification and treatment. We aimed to develop a scale using visual images, the Pictorial Fit-Frail Scale (PFFS), examine its feasibility content validity.In Phase 1, multidisciplinary team identified domains measurement, operationalized impairment levels, reviewed languages scale. In 2, feedback was sought from health professionals general public. 3, 366 participants completed preliminary testing on revised draft, including 162 UK...
Abstract Background This study investigated the reliability and convergent validity of PFFS-Malay version (PFFS-M) among patients (with varying educational levels), caregivers, health care professionals (HCPs). PFFS-M cutoffs for frailty severity were developed. Methods is a cross-sectional from 4 primary clinics where 240 aged >60 years their caregivers enrolled. Patients assigned to nurse or assistant (HCA) 2 separate assessments administered by HCPs same profession, as well doctor...
Frailty is an important health issue in aging population; it a state of vulnerability that renders the elderly susceptible to adverse outcomes, including disability, hospitalization, long-term care admission and death. Early frailty stages are recognizable through screening reversible with targeted interventions. To date, however, there no tool for use Malaysia. The English Pictorial Fit-Frail Scale (PFFS) visual assesses person's fitness-frailty level 14 domains, higher scores indicating...
Background: The prognostic value of diastolic dysfunction estimates in clinical settings is not well established. We aimed to evaluate the impact 2016 American Society Echocardiography and European Association Cardiovascular Imaging recommendations on predicting cardiovascular outcomes patients with diabetes hypertension. Methods: In total, 111 hypertension without a known history diseases were enrolled. All had preserved left ventricular ejection fraction echocardiography at screening. was...