Effect of acute respiratory illness on short-term frailty status of older adults in Nakhon Phanom, Thailand-June 2015 to June 2016: A prospective matched cohort study.

Michelle M HughesPrabda PraphasiriFatimah S DawoodKanlaya SornwongDarunee DitsungnoenJoshua A MottKriengkrai Prasert

Published in: Influenza and other respiratory viruses (2019)

Primarily mild ARIs did not affect short-term frailty status among community-dwelling older adults in Thailand. As few cases of severe ARI were detected, the contribution of severe ARI to changes in frailty requires further investigation.

Keyphrases

community dwelling
drug induced
early onset
liver failure
respiratory failure