Physical frailty in elderly patients with chronic heart failure

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Özkök S., Günaydın Ş., Küçük C., Bahat-Öztürk G., Karan M. A.

18th Congress of the European Geriatric Medicine Society, London, İngiltere, 28 - 30 Eylül 2022, cilt.13, ss.109

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
  • Cilt numarası: 13
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s41999-022-00711-8
  • Basıldığı Şehir: London
  • Basıldığı Ülke: İngiltere
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.109
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Frailty is defined as the decrease in the physiological reserve needed by the organism in order to give the necessary response to internal and external stress factors and is an important geriatric syndrome. The frequency of frailty increases in many diseases in the elderly. 50% of patients with heart failure are 65 years or older, and the incidence of heart failure in those over 65 years of age is 10/1,000. Heart failure and frailty increase morbidity and mortality in the elderly. In this study; The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the presence of physical frailty in elderly patients with chronic heart failure, the characteristics of frail patients, different frailty scales and other variables.