Identification of Frailty in a Population of Former Immigrant Workers in the South of France.
Former immigrant workers
care pathway
frailty
multimorbidity
older population
Journal
The journal of nutrition, health & aging
ISSN: 1760-4788
Titre abrégé: J Nutr Health Aging
Pays: France
ID NLM: 100893366
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2021
2021
Historique:
entrez:
6
12
2021
pubmed:
7
12
2021
medline:
18
3
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Frailty is unevenly distributed across the world but also within different populations in the same country. This study sought to identify frailty in former immigrant workers, known as Chibanis, living in an immigrant hostel in Marseille. The secondary objective was to describe health care access, as well as any chronic diseases reported. Our descriptive, observational, monocentric study conducted from January to April 2021 included 67 Chibanis, living in an immigrant hostel in Marseille. Almost all this population (97%), with a median age of 77 years, presented at least one frailty criterion: 7.5% were malnourished, 55.2% had a grip strength of < 27 kg, and 41.8% were on multiple drugs. Majority of Chibanis (86.6%) had multimorbidity. Identifying frailty in this population of Chibanis must be proposed through a specific, adapted care pathway including referral to a specialist.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Frailty is unevenly distributed across the world but also within different populations in the same country.
OBJECTIVES
This study sought to identify frailty in former immigrant workers, known as Chibanis, living in an immigrant hostel in Marseille. The secondary objective was to describe health care access, as well as any chronic diseases reported.
DESIGN, PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING
Our descriptive, observational, monocentric study conducted from January to April 2021 included 67 Chibanis, living in an immigrant hostel in Marseille.
MEASUREMENTS AND RESULTS
Almost all this population (97%), with a median age of 77 years, presented at least one frailty criterion: 7.5% were malnourished, 55.2% had a grip strength of < 27 kg, and 41.8% were on multiple drugs. Majority of Chibanis (86.6%) had multimorbidity.
CONCLUSION
Identifying frailty in this population of Chibanis must be proposed through a specific, adapted care pathway including referral to a specialist.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34866149
doi: 10.1007/s12603-021-1698-z
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Observational Study
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1226-1228Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.