Zamora-Sánchez, Juan JoséZabaleta-del-Olmo, EdurneFernández Bertolin, SergioGea Caballero, VicenteJulián-Rochina, IvánPérez-Tortajada, GemmaAmblàs-Novellas, Jordi2021-11-092021-11-092021-05-132077-0383https://hdl.handle.net/2445/181128Background: 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.12 p.application/pdfengcc-by (c) Zamora-Sánchez, Juan José et al., 2021https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Atenció primàriaCura de les persones gransMorbiditatBarcelona (Catalunya : Àrea metropolitana)Primary careOlder people's careMorbidityBarcelona (Catalonia : Metropolitan area)info:eu-repo/semantics/article7121892021-11-09info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess34068296