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The Relationship between Frailty and Functionality with Late-life Depression of Community dwelling Elderly [anatol j fm]
anatol j fm. 2023; 6(2): 87-92 | DOI: 10.5505/anatoljfm.2023.46354

The Relationship between Frailty and Functionality with Late-life Depression of Community dwelling Elderly

Bekir Aktura1, Alperen Kılıç2
1Department of Public Health, Istanbul University, Health Sciences Institute, Istanbul, Türkiye
2Department of Family Medicine, Istanbul Medipol University, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Türkiye
3Department of Psychiatry, Istanbul Medipol University, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Türkiye

INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between frailty and functionality with late-life depression (LLD) in elderly people.
METHODS: A descriptive study was conducted on participants who were community-dwelling, aged 65 and over, followed by the Family Health Center, without cognitive impairment. General questionnaire form, standardized mini-mental state examination, Tilburg frailty indicator (TFI), Katz index of independence in activities of daily living (ADL) and Lawton instrumental ADL (IADL), and geriatric depression scale (GDS-30) were applied.
RESULTS: A total of 150 participants, and the median age of the participants was 71.0 (65.0–93.0) years. LLD was detected in 51 (34.0%) of the participants and the frequency of frailty was 60 (40.0%) of the participants. While 39 (76.5%) of the participants with LLD were fragile, 21 (21.2%) of the participants without LLD were fragile (p<0.001). The GDS-30 score was negatively correlated with Katz ADL and IADL scores and positively correlated with the TFI score (r=−0.269 and p=0.001; r=−0.266 and p=0.001; and r=0.735 and p=0.001, respectively).
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: While the frequency of frailty is high in participants with LLD, a similar relationship with functionality was not observed.

Keywords: Community-dwelling, depression, frail older adult, functionally impaired elderly

Corresponding Author: Bekir Aktura, Türkiye
Manuscript Language: English
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