What Is Frailty? Perspectives from Chinese Clinicians and Older Immigrants in New Zealand
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11297443 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gifford Cheung (0000-0002-0239-9356, University of Auckland, corresponding author), Susan Gee (0000-0003-3691-4595, University of Otago), Hamish Jamieson, Hamish A Jamieson (0000-0002-9518-9533, University of Otago), Ulrich Berger (0000-0001-9002-6877) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 201-213 |
| Publication date | 2021-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0169-3816 • E-ISSN: 1573-0719 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10823-021-09424-0 |
| PMID | 33830425 |
| OpenAlex | W3143163718 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 42 |
This qualitative study explores the meanings of frailty held by Chinese New Zealanders and Chinese health care professionals with the aim of identifying commonalities as well as potential differences. Two guided focus groups with Mandarin and Cantonese speaking older adults ( n = 10), one individual interview with a English speaking older Chinese, and one focus group with Chinese New Zealand health care professionals ( n = 7) were held to obtain views on frailty in older adults, followed by transcribing and a thematic qualitative analysis. Three main themes emerged: (1) Frailty is marked by ill-health, multiple chronic and unstable medical comorbidities, and is a linked with polypharmacy; (2) Frailty can involve physical weakness, decline in physical function such as reduced mobility or poor balance, and declining cognitive function; and (3) Frailty is associated with psychological and social health including depression, reduced motivation, social isolation, and loss of confidence. The perspectives of frailty that emerged are congruent with a multi-dimensional concept of frailty that has been described in both Chinese and non-Chinese medical research literature
China · Chinese americans · Chinese people · Focus group · Geriatrics · Immigration · Mandarin Chinese · Polypharmacy · Psychiatry · Qualitative research · Social isolation · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Weakness · Frailty in Older Adults · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes · Medicine · Nutrition and Health in Aging · Psychology · Gerontology
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |