Multidimensional and Physical Frailty in Elderly People: Participation in Senior Organizations Does Not Prevent Social Frailty and Most Prevalent Psychological Deficits

Purpose: The study explores how the involvement in community-based senior organizations affects the prevalence of multidimensional and physical frailty among community dwelling elderly people.Materials and Methods: The group of 1,024 elderly people (270 males) over the age of 65 years (mean age 72.6...

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Main Authors: Magdalena Sacha, Jerzy Sacha, Katarzyna Wieczorowska-Tobis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2020.00276/full