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
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
Journal title :
Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
