Actual Situation of Outreach-Type Frailty Countermeasures for Outpatients of Late-Elderly Outpatients at Local Secondary Medical Institutions

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to clarify the current status of frailty of elderly outpatients of a medical facility in a mountainous region. The study included data from the 454 participants. At different caregiving levels, we saw a significant difference in frailty score (p<0.001), walking speed (p<0.001), physical activity (0.001), and grip strength (0.001). Frailty scores were significantly different between the first and second, second and third, and first and third visits. Age was related to all frailty conditions, and the strongest correlation was with grip strength on the third visit, resulting in a Pearson correlation coefficient of 0.404. In order to construct an outreach strategy to cope with frailty that responds to geriatric conditions and builds on the strengths of medical institutions, it is necessary not only to accumulate information about frailty at these institutions, but also tie this information to the application of various social resources.