Frailty syndrome and associated factors among patients with hypertension: A cross-sectional study in Kumasi, Ghana.
Samuel Asamoah SakyiPhyllis TawiahEbenezer SenuRansford O AmpofoAnthony K EnimilBenjamin AmoaniEnoch Odame AntoStephen OpokuAlfred EffahElizabeth AbbanJoseph FrimpongEmmaunel FrimpongLydia Oppong BannorAfia A KwayieEmmanuel NaturindaEugene A AnsahBright T BaidooKini E KodzoNana Kwame Ayisi-BoatengPublished in: Health science reports (2023)
Approximately 6 out of 10 Ghanaian adult patients with hypertension experience frailty syndrome. Hypertension complications, older age, being unmarried, and low antihypertensive drug adherence increased the chances of developing frailty syndrome. These should be considered in intervention programmes to prevent frailty among patients with hypertension.