Association of frail index and quality of life among community‐dwelling older adults

Volume: 25, Issue: 15-16, Pages: 2305 - 2316
Published: May 10, 2016
Abstract
To examine the independent effect of frailty on quality of life.The World Health Organisation has proposed that frailty be used to indicate a lack of successful ageing. However, studies investigating the relationship between frail phenotypes and quality of life are lacking.This research employed a cross-sectional design.The Study of Osteoporotic Fractures index was used based on the following three criteria: unexpected weight loss, inability to...
Paper Details
Title
Association of frail index and quality of life among community‐dwelling older adults
Published Date
May 10, 2016
Volume
25
Issue
15-16
Pages
2305 - 2316
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