The role of individual characteristics and physical frailty on health related quality of life (HRQOL): A cross sectional study of Italian community-dwelling older adults

Highlights • The study explores the relations among frailty, individual characteristics and HRQOL. • Gender and education are the individual characteristics more related with HRQOL. • The frailty component of poor endurance and energy has the largest effect on HRQOL.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Archives of gerontology and geriatrics 2014-11, Vol.59 (3), p.542-548
Hauptverfasser:	Mulasso, Anna, Roppolo, Mattia, Rabaglietti, Emanuela
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Aged population Aged, 80 and over Cross-Sectional Studies European Continental Ancestry Group - psychology Female Frail Elderly - psychology Frail Elderly - statistics & numerical data Frailty Geriatric Assessment Health Health related quality of life Health Status Indicators Housing for the Elderly Humans Internal Medicine Italy Longitudinal Studies Male Physical Examination Quality of Life - psychology Residence Characteristics - statistics & numerical data Socio-demographic characteristics Socioeconomic Factors Surveys and Questionnaires
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights • The study explores the relations among frailty, individual characteristics and HRQOL. • Gender and education are the individual characteristics more related with HRQOL. • The frailty component of poor endurance and energy has the largest effect on HRQOL.
ISSN:	0167-4943 1872-6976
DOI:	10.1016/j.archger.2014.08.012