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T1 Quality of life, grip strength, health indicators, and clinical risk in older adults: A cross-sectional study
A1 Fernández Araque, Ana María
A1 Giaquinta Aranda, Andrea
A1 Velasco González, Verónica
A1 Sáinz Gil, María
A1 Romero Marco, Patricia
A1 Verde Rello, Zoraida
K1 Health status indices
K1 Grip strength
K1 Later life
K1 Quality of life
K1 Polypharmacy
K1 32 Ciencias Médicas
AB Aim: To examine the relationship between functional status, self-perceived quality of life and other healthindicators, and their association with clinical risk and assignment to Clinical Risk Groups (CRGs) in olderadults ( 65 years).Design: Cross-sectional study conducted among older patients attending primary care in a city in Spain.Methods: Data from 384 community-dwelling older adults were analysed in groups <80 and  80 years.Functional status (Barthel Index), hand grip strength (HGS), quality of life (EuroQol-5D-5 L and EQ-VAS), medications and polypharmacy were recorded, together with CRG (G0 G3) from clinical records.Correlation and comparison analyses explored associations between health indicators and CRGassignment.Results: In both age groups, a higher number of medications was associated with lower Barthel Index, EQ-5Dand EQ-VAS scores, and older age with lower HGS. Among patients aged <80 years, Barthel Index, number ofmedications, polypharmacy and EQ-VAS were significantly associated with CRG assignment. In those aged 80 years, CRG classification was mainly related to functional status and medication burden, with no clearassociation with quality of life. In both age groups, HGS was positively correlated with quality of life butshowed no association with CRG category.Conclusion: Functional dependency, medication burden and, in those under 80 years, self-perceived health-related quality of life were key correlates of clinical risk classification. Incorporating simple indicators suchas the Barthel Index, HGS and EQ-5D into CRG-based approaches could improve identification of high-riskolder adults in primary care.
PB Elsevier
SN 0197-4572
YR 2026
FD 2026
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/82685
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/82685
LA eng
NO Geriatric Nursing, 2026, vol. 69, p. 103910
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 15-feb-2026