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Frailty in Older Adults with Dengue Fever

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العنوان: Frailty in Older Adults with Dengue Fever
المؤلفون: Yu-Sheng Hu, Yu-Tai Lo, Yi-Ching Yang, Jiun-Ling Wang
المصدر: Medicina, Vol 60, Iss 4, p 537 (2024)
بيانات النشر: MDPI AG, 2024.
سنة النشر: 2024
المجموعة: LCC:Medicine (General)
مصطلحات موضوعية: dengue, elderly, functional decline, frailty, acute geriatric unit care, Medicine (General), R5-920
الوصف: Background and objectives: Dengue is one of the most common epidemic infections around the world. Dengue infections in older adults are related to an atypical presentation and a high mortality. Frailty is associated with poor recovery from hospitalization due to infection. However, few studies describe frailty and functional decline after dengue infection. The current case series study aims to investigate the baseline frailty status, functional decline, and time to recovery in older adults after dengue infection. Method: We studied seven patients with post-dengue frailty who had been admitted to the geriatric ward in one tertiary medical center in Taiwan during the 2023 dengue fever outbreak. Result: The mean age was 82 years old. The clinical frailty scale worsened from a mean of 4.7 at baseline to 6.3 at dengue diagnosis. The mean Katz Index of independence in activities of daily living decreased from 10.6 at baseline to 4.7 with dengue, and it recovered to 6.7 one month after discharge. Conclusions: Our preliminary data suggest that there is indeed an increase in frailty in older adults due to dengue. Post-dengue frailty and functional decline might be profound and persistent. Acute geriatric care intervention rehabilitation for frailty after dengue may benefit this population.
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 1648-9144
1010-660X
90334388
Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/60/4/537; https://doaj.org/toc/1010-660X; https://doaj.org/toc/1648-9144
DOI: 10.3390/medicina60040537
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/90334388ffc1427f9b1d6d473f606d2b
رقم الأكسشن: edsdoj.90334388ffc1427f9b1d6d473f606d2b
قاعدة البيانات: Directory of Open Access Journals
الوصف
تدمد:16489144
1010660X
90334388
DOI:10.3390/medicina60040537