Examining Frailty Phenotype Dimensions in the Oldest Old

IntroductionFrailty has been studied among the old population due to its association with negative outcomes. Presently there is no gold standard for measuring frailty, but several studies have used the frailty phenotype of Fried consisting of five components (weakness, slowness, unintentional weight...

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Main Authors: Sara Alves, Laetitia Teixeira, Oscar Ribeiro, Constança Paúl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00434/full