Prevelance of Frailty and Its Associated Factors in Patients With Axial Spondyloarthritis

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Fried Frailty Phenotype

  The frailty level of the participants included in the study will be determined according to the frailty phenotype criteria of Fried et al. criteria for the diagnosis of frailty; Decreased grip strength, walking speed for 4 meters is less than the determined metrics ( for people who are 159 cm and shorter as \<6.12 sec or \>5.25 sec for those 159 cm and above), involuntary weight loss in the last year (≥4.5 kg) or body mass index ≤18.5 kg/m2, low physical activity level, and increased fatigue level reported by the participant. Individuals meeting 3 or more of these criteria are defined as "frail", individuals meeting 1 or 2 criteria are defined as "pre-fragile (pre-fragile) and individuals who do not meet any criteria are defined as "normal or robust".

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• Kihon Checklist

  Frailty status will determined according to the Turkish version of the Kihon Checklist (KCL) which consists of 25 questions for yes (1) or no (0) answers. KCL includes seven categories as; physical function (5 items), mood (5 items), instrumental activities of daily life (5 items), nutrition (2 items), oral function (3 items), memory (3 items) and socialization (2 items). Total KCL scores range from 0 to 25 and scores ≥8 indicate frailty, between 4 to 7 indicate pre-frailty and between 0 to 3 indicate robustness.

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• Short Physical Performance Battery(SPPB)

  SPPB can be used to determine frailty status. It comprises 3 parameters: static balance, sit to stand test and walking speed. Scores above 9 indicates no frailty, between 7 to 9 indicates pre-frailty and below 7 indicates frailty status.

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Conditions