Social factors and quality of life aspects on frailty syndrome in community-dwelling older adults: the VERISAÚDE study

Social factors and quality of life aspects on frailty syndrome in community-dwelling older adults: the VERISAÚDE study

Abstract Background Frailty is a multidimensional clinical geriatric syndrome that may be reversed in its early stages. Most studies have paid attention to its physical or phenotypic boundaries, however, little is known about the social aspects surrounding this geriatric syndrome. The study examined...

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Main Authors: Carmen de Labra, Ana Maseda, Laura Lorenzo-López, Rocío López-López, Ana Buján, José L. Rodríguez-Villamil, José Carlos Millán-Calenti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Frailty
Social resources
Quality of life
Elderly
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-018-0757-8

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