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Geriatrics
A link between systemic low-grade inflammation and frailty in older adults: clinical evidence from a nationwide population-based study
Min-gu Kang, Hee-Won Jung, Beom-Jun Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2024;39(6):1011-1020. Published online July 23, 2024
Background/Aims: Despite the possible role of systemic low-grade inflammation on frailty, the majority of previous studies have focused solely on the phenotypic frailty with limited participant numbers, thereby weakening the evidence supporting the notion that circulating C-reactive protein (CRP) co..
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Validity of the Clinical Frailty Scale in Korean older patients at a geriatric clinic
Hee-Won Jung, Il-Young Jang, Ji Yeon Back, Seunghyun Park, Chan MI Park, Seung Jun Han, Eunju Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(5):1242-1250. Published online December 30, 2020
Background/Aims: We aimed to assess the validity of the Korean translated version of the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) in determining the frailty status in geriatric outpatients.
Methods: The records of 123 ambulatory outpatients who had undergone CFS and comprehensive geriatric assessments (CGAs) i..
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Hospital Medicine
Clinical Frailty Scale, K-FRAIL questionnaire, and clinical outcomes in an acute hospitalist unit in Korea
Seung Jun Han, Hee-Won Jung, Jae Hyun Lee, Jin Lim, Sung do Moon, Sock-Won Yoon, Hongran Moon, Seo-Young Lee, Hyeanji Kim, Sae-Rim Lee, Il-Young Jang
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(5):1233-1241. Published online June 4, 2021
Background/Aims: Frailty increases the risks of in-hospital adverse events such as delirium, falls, and functional decline in older adults. We assessed the feasibility and clinical relevance of frailty status in Korean older inpatients using the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) and Korean version of the..
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Geriatrics
Validation of the Korean Frailty Index in community-dwelling older adults in a nationwide Korean Frailty and Aging Cohort study
Hee-Won Jung, Sunyoung Kim, Chang Won Won
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(2):456-466. Published online April 17, 2020
Background/Aims: We aimed to assess validity of the Korean Frailty Index (KFI) and the modified KFI (mKFI) in nationwide Korean population as screening measures for frailty status in older adults.
Methods: Analysis was performed in the records of baseline assessments of 2,886 participants in the Ko..
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Sarcopenia is associated with severe erectile dysfunction in older adults: a population-based cohort study
Hyungchul Park, Il-Young Jang, Minkyu Han, Heayon Lee, Hee-Won Jung, Eunju Lee, Dae Hyun Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(5):1245-1253. Published online April 21, 2020
Background/Aims: Sarcopenia and erectile dysfunction (ED) are associat ed with poor health and quality of life in older men. We investigate the association between sarcopenia and severe ED in community-dwelling older men.
Methods: We prospectively assessed sarcopenia and ED in 519, community-dwelli..
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What are the illnesses associated with frailty in community-dwelling older adults: the Korean Frailty and Aging Cohort Study
Sunyoung Kim, Hee-Won Jung, Chang Won Won
Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(4):1004-1013. Published online April 9, 2020
Background/Aims: Frailty is mainly due to an age-related decrease in the physiological reserves needed to maintain biological homeostasis, but it can also occur as a result of chronic diseases. The purpose of this study was to identify illnesses associated with frailty in Korean community-dwelling o..
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The Korean version of the FRAIL scale: clinical feasibility and validity of assessing the frailty status of Korean elderly
Hee-Won Jung, Hyun-Jung Yoo, Si-Young Park, Sun-Wook Kim, Jung-Yeon Choi, Sol-Ji Yoon, Cheol-Ho Kim, Kwang-il Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(3):594-600. Published online December 23, 2015
Background/Aims: The fatigue, resistance, ambulation, illnesses, and loss of weight (FRAIL) scale is a screening tool for frailty status using a simple 5-item questionnaire. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical feasibility and validity of the Korean version of the FRAIL (K-FRAIL) scale..
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