reduced health-related quality of life in elders with frailty a cross-sectional study of community-dwelling elders in taiwan健康相关的生活质量降低长老与脆弱社区长者在台湾的横断面研究.pdfVIP

Reduced Health-Related Quality of Life in Elders with Frailty: A Cross-Sectional Study of Community-Dwelling Elders in Taiwan 1,2,3,4,5. 2. 6 1,2,3 1,3 Cheng-Chieh Lin , Chia-Ing Li , Chiu-Kai Chang , Chiu-Shong Liu *, Chih-Hsueh Lin , Nai- 6 7,8 9 4,10,11 Hsin Meng , Yih-Dar Lee , Fei-Na Chen *, Tsai-Chung Li * 1 Department of Family Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, 2 Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, 3 Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, 4 Institute of Health Care Administration, College of Public Health, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, 5 Department of Healthcare Administration, College of Health Science, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan, 6 Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, 7 Department of Psychiatry, Medical College, National Cheng-Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, 8 Bristol-Myers Squibb (Taiwan) Ltd, Global Development Medical Affair, Taipei, Taiwan, 9 School of Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, 10 Graduate Institute of Biostatistics Chinese Medicine Science, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, 11 Biostatistics Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan Abstract Purpose: Exploring the domains and degrees of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) that are affected by the frailty of elders will help clinicians understand the impact of frailty.