The Predictive Validity of the Tilburg Frailty Indicator: Disability, Health Care Utilization, and Quality of Life in a Population at Risk

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Marcel A. L. M. van Assen · Tilburg University

Jos M. G. A. Schols · Maastricht University

Abstract

This study showed that the TFI is a valid instrument to predict disability, many indicators of health care utilization, and quality of life of older people, 1 and 2 years later.

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

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Published in: The Gerontologist

Volume 52, Issue 5, pp. 619-631

DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnr135

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The Predictive Validity of the Tilburg Frailty Indicator: Disability, Health Care Utilization, and Quality of Life in a Population at Risk

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