Title of article
What is the frailty in elderly? Value and significance of the multidimensional assessments
Author/Authors
Malaguarnera، نويسنده , , Michele and Vacante، نويسنده , , Marco and Frazzetto، نويسنده , , Paola Mariangela and Motta، نويسنده , , Massimo، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2013
Pages
4
From page
23
To page
26
Abstract
Authors perform a critical revision of the concept of frailty in elderly going back to its first indication (1978). It is a particular phenotypic condition, characterized by advanced age, clinically unstable polypathologies in evolution, with cognitive di
Keywords
Frailty Index (FI) , activities of daily living (ADL) , Canadian Study of Health and Aging (CSHA) , Elderly frailty (EF) , Multidimensional evaluation (MDE)
Journal title
Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
Serial Year
2013
Journal title
Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
Record number
1767561
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