Frailty in community-dwelling older adults: association with adverse outcomes

Sergio Sánchez‐García, Carmen García‐Peña, Antoni Salvà, Rosalinda Sánchez‐Arenas, Víctor Granados-García, Juan Cuadros‐Moreno, Laura Bárbara Velázquez-Olmedo, Ángel Cárdenas‐Bahena

Clinical Interventions in Aging · 2017 · 86 citations · 31 references

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Abstract

Approximately 2 out of 10 older adults demonstrate frailty. This is associated with limitations in ADL, falls, and admission to emergency rooms during the previous year as well as low quality of life.

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