Comparing frailty measures in their ability to predict adverse outcome among older residents of assisted living

Comparing frailty measures in their ability to predict adverse outcome among older residents of assisted living

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Few studies have directly compared the competing approaches to identifying frailty in more vulnerable older populations. We examined the ability of two versions of a frailty index (43 vs. 83 items), the Cardiovascular Health Study (C...

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Main Authors: Hogan David B, Freiheit Elizabeth A, Strain Laurel A, Patten Scott B, Schmaltz Heidi N, Rolfson Darryl, Maxwell Colleen J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-09-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Frailty
Predictive accuracy
Agreement
Assisted living
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2318/12/56

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