A bio-psycho-social approach for frailty amongst Singaporean Chinese community-dwelling older adults – evidence from the Singapore Longitudinal Aging Study

A bio-psycho-social approach for frailty amongst Singaporean Chinese community-dwelling older adults – evidence from the Singapore Longitudinal Aging Study

Abstract Background Few empirical studies support a bio-psycho-social conceptualization of frailty. In addition to physical frailty (PF), we explored mental (MF) and social (SF) frailty and studied the associations between multidimensional frailty and various adverse health outcomes. Methods Cross-s...

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Main Authors: Nigel Teo, Pei Shi Yeo, Qi Gao, Ma Shwe Zin Nyunt, Jie Jing Foo, Shiou Liang Wee, Tze Pin Ng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Frailty
Multidimensional frailty
Disability
Nursing home referral
Mortality
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-019-1367-9

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-019-1367-9

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