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Frailty affects over half (52.9%) of community-dwelling older adults with multimorbidity, with advanced age, acute hospitalization, malnutrition, rural residence, lack of caregiver support, and impaired daily activities serving as independent risk factors. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To evaluate the prevalence of frailty and identify its independent influencing factors among community-dwelling older adults suffering from multimorbidity.

August 30, 2026Frontiers in Public HealthOpen Access

Prevalence and factors of frailty among community-dwelling older adults: a multimorbidity perspective

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冯冯书兵Guangxi Medical University PWPengpeng WangGuangxi Medical University HHHongxia HuangGuangxi Medical University

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Cross-sectional study finds high frailty rates linked to age, malnutrition, and daily function in multimorbid older adults, indicating the need for targeted community screening.

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To evaluate the prevalence of frailty and identify its independent influencing factors among community-dwelling older adults suffering from multimorbidity.
Conducted a cross-sectional survey between May and November 2025 using convenience sampling of multimorbid older adults across five communities in Nanning, Guangxi (N = 346).
Evaluated participants using the Mini Nutritional Assessment Short-Form (MNA-SF), Barthel Index (BI), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and Groningen Frailty Indicator (GFI).
Identified independent factors associated with frailty using univariate analysis and multivariate binary logistic regression.
Frailty was identified in 52.9% of participants (183/346), while 47.1% (163/346) were classified as non-frail.
Frailty risk rose significantly with age (70–80 years: OR = 2.644, 95% CI: 1.030–6.790; ≥80 years: OR = 4.923, 95% CI: 1.870–12.960 vs 60–70 years), acute-event hospitalization in the past year (OR = 1.841, 95% CI: 1.035–0.274), and rural residence compared to urban residence (OR = 0.338, 95% CI: 0.191–0.600).
Protective factors included normal nutritional status (OR = 0.227, 95% CI: 0.155–0.496), full independence in daily activities (OR = 0.210, 95% CI: 0.056–0.794), and primary caregiving from spouses (OR = 0.387, 95% CI: 0.158–0.947), children (OR = 0.354, 95% CI: 0.148–0.845), or professional caregivers (OR = 0.241, 95% CI: 0.072–0.811) compared to self-care.

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冯书兵 et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a93f00a6c1a8fb52e79c0fe https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2026.1854511

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Cross-sectional study finds high frailty rates linked to age, malnutrition, and daily function in multimorbid older adults, indicating the need for targeted community screening.

Prevalence and factors of frailty among community-dwelling older adults: a multimorbidity perspective

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Prevalence and factors of frailty among community-dwelling older adults: a multimorbidity perspective

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