Global Prevalence of Physical Frailty by Fried's Criteria in Community-Dwelling Elderly With National Population-Based Surveys

Global Prevalence of Physical Frailty by Fried's Criteria in Community-Dwelling Elderly With National Population-Based Surveys

Abstract This study presents a brief review of 6 articles published between 2001 and 2014 that examined the prevalence of frailty as defined by the Fried scale in community-dwelling adults representative of the national population, age 65 years and older.

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the American Medical Directors Association 2015-07, Vol.16 (7), p.548-550
Hauptverfasser: Choi, Jaekyung, MD, PhD, Ahn, Ahleum, MD, Kim, Sunyoung, MD, Won, Chang Won, MD, PhD
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Aged
Female
Frail Elderly - statistics & numerical data
Frailty
Fried scale
Geriatric Assessment
Health Care Surveys
Homes for the Aged
Humans
Internal Medicine
Male
Medical Education
Prevalence
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract This study presents a brief review of 6 articles published between 2001 and 2014 that examined the prevalence of frailty as defined by the Fried scale in community-dwelling adults representative of the national population, age 65 years and older.
ISSN:1525-8610
1538-9375
DOI:10.1016/j.jamda.2015.02.004