Gobbens Robbert J J, van Assen Marcel A L M
Faculty of Health, Sports and Social Work, Inholland University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Zonnehuisgroep Amstelland, Amstelveen, The Netherlands.
Department of Methodology and Statistics, Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands; Department of Sociology, Utrecht University, The Netherlands.
Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2016 Sep-Oct;66:49-53. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2016.04.011. Epub 2016 May 7.
To determine whether the effects of lifestyle factors on frailty can be adequately addressed by asking a single self-report question.
Cross-sectional study.
A sample of Dutch citizens completed the web-based questionnaire "Seniorenbarometer".
610 persons aged 50 years and older.
Seven lifestyle factors were assessed: smoking, use of alcohol, intake of vegetables, intake of fruit, having breakfast, exercise, and teeth brushing. The single self-report question of lifestyle was: "Overall, how healthy would you say your lifestyle is?" Frailty was measured by the Tilburg Frailty Indicator.
Age was positively associated with a healthy lifestyle (less smoking, more intake of vegetables, fruit and eating breakfast). The lifestyle factors did not improve the prediction of total, physical, psychological, and social frailty, after controlling for the single self-report question.
Our study suggests that one general self-report lifestyle question, rather than a list of specific lifestyle factors, suffices for predicting frailty.
通过询问一个单一的自我报告问题，确定生活方式因素对衰弱的影响是否能得到充分解决。
横断面研究。
荷兰公民样本完成了基于网络的问卷“老年人晴雨表”。
610名50岁及以上的人。
评估了七个生活方式因素：吸烟、饮酒、蔬菜摄入量、水果摄入量、吃早餐、锻炼和刷牙。生活方式的单一自我报告问题是：“总体而言，你认为你的生活方式有多健康？”衰弱通过蒂尔堡衰弱指标进行测量。
年龄与健康的生活方式呈正相关（吸烟较少、蔬菜、水果摄入量较多且吃早餐）。在控制了单一自我报告问题后，生活方式因素并未改善对总体、身体、心理和社会衰弱的预测。
我们的研究表明，一个一般性的自我报告生活方式问题，而不是一系列具体的生活方式因素，足以预测衰弱。
