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Profiles of frailty among older people users of a home-based primary care service in an urban area of Barcelona (Spain): an observational study and cluster analysis
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Background: the multidimensional assessment of frailty allows stratifying it into degrees; however, there is still heterogeneity in the characteristics of people in each stratum. The aim of this study was to identify frailty profiles of older people users of a home-based primary care service. Methods: we carried out an observational study from January 2018 to January 2021. Participants were all people cared for a home-based primary care service. We performed a cluster analysis by applying a k-means clustering technique. Cluster labeling was determined with the 22 variables of the Frail-VIG index, age, and sex. We computed multiple indexes to assess the optimal number of clusters, and this was selected based on a clinical assessment of the best options. Results: four hundred and twelve participants were clustered into six profiles. Three of these profiles corresponded to a moderate frailty degree, two to a severe frailty degree and one to a mild frailty degree. In addition, almost 75% of the participants were clustered into three profiles which corresponded to mild and moderate degree of frailty. Conclusions: different profiles were found within the same degree of frailty. Knowledge of these profiles can be useful in developing strategies tailored to these differentiated care needs.
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ZAMORA-SÁNCHEZ, Juan josé, ZABALETA-DEL-OLMO, Edurne, FERNÁNDEZ BERTOLIN, Sergio, GEA CABALLERO, Vicente, JULIÁN-ROCHINA, Iván, PÉREZ-TORTAJADA, Gemma, AMBLÀS-NOVELLAS, Jordi. Profiles of frailty among older people users of a home-based primary care service in an urban area of Barcelona (Spain): an observational study and cluster analysis. _Journal of Clinical Medicine_. 2021. Vol. 10, núm. 10, pàgs. 2106. [consulta: 24 de gener de 2026]. ISSN: 2077-0383. [Disponible a: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/181128]