The Frailty In Residential Sector over Time (FIRST) study: methods and baseline cohort description

Abstract Background The Frailty In Residential Sector over Time (FIRST) Study is a 3-year prospective cohort study investigating the health of residents living in residential aged care services (RACS) in South Australia. The study aims to examine the change in frailty status and associated health ou...

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Main Authors: Agathe Daria Jadczak, Leonie Robson, Tina Cooper, J. Simon Bell, Renuka Visvanathan, on behalf of the FIRST Study Collaborators
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-020-01974-1