Prevalence of Frailty in Community‐Dwelling Older Persons: A Systematic Review

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Authors

Robert A. Schoevers · University of Groningen

Richard C. Oude Voshaar · Radboud University Nijmegen

Abstract

Frailty is common in later life, but different operationalization of frailty status results in widely differing prevalence between studies. Improving the comparability of epidemiological and clinical studies constitutes an important step forward.

Topics & Keywords

Frailty in Older Adults Nutrition and Health in Aging Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volume 60, Issue 8, pp. 1487-1492

DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2012.04054.x

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