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 PrasertPublished 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.