Older men’s definitions of frailty – the Manitoba follow-up study
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RÉSUMÉ Introduction: Peu de recherches empiriques ont été réalisées sur les définitions non cliniques de la fragilité. Objectifs : 1. Explorer comment les hommes plus âgés définissent la fragilité, et 2. Explorer si ces définitions correspondent aux définitions cliniques de la fragilité qui sont couramment utilisées. Méthodes : Analyses des réponses à des questions ouvertes d’un sondage présenté dans le cadre d’une étude de cohorte prospective réalisée chez des hommes âgés qui avaient travaillé comme aviateurs. Les définitions de la fragilité ont été recueillies et groupées en fonction de thèmes. Résultats : 147 hommes (âge moyen : 93 ans) ont répondu au sondage. Une grande hétérogénéité a été observée dans les définitions de la fragilité recueillies chez ces participants, et aucun des thèmes de la fragilité ne pouvait être qualifié de prédominant. Les incapacités dans les activités de la vie quotidienne étaient le thème le plus fréquemment évoqué. Aucune correspondance ne pouvait être établie entre les définitions de la fragilité énoncées par les hommes âgés et les théories médicales couramment utilisées pour la fragilité. Conclusions : La plupart des hommes âgés pensent que la fragilité est un problème important, bien que leurs définitions de la fragilité diffèrent. La fragilité se manifesterait d’une manière hétérogène et affecterait différemment chaque individu.
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- Authors
- St. John, P. D., McClement, S. S., Swift, A. U., & Tate, R. B.
- Affiliations
- University of Manitoba (CA)
- ORCID
- Tate, Robert B.
- Venue
- Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (CUP)
- Published
- 2018-12-07
- Volume
- 38
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 13-20
- ISSN
- 0714-9808 (ISSN-L)
- 1710-1107
- OpenAlex
- W2905207666
- Cited by
- 10
- References
- 26
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 3 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 3
- FWCI
- 0.55
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Project Muse (Johns Hopkins University) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Geriatrics and Gerontology › Frailty in Older Adults
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Aging, Health, and Disability
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Aging and Gerontology Research
- Keywords
- frailty, older men, activities of daily living
- MeSH terms
- Frailty, Activities of Daily Living, Aged, Aging, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Manitoba, Prospective Studies, Quality of Life, Surveys and Questionnaires, Cognitive Dysfunction
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