Performance of Edmonton Frail Scale on frailty assessment: its association with multi-dimensional geriatric conditions assessed with specific screening tools

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• 作者：Simone Perna ; Matthew D’Arcy Francis ; Chiara Bologna…
• 关键词：Edmonton frail scale ; Frailty ; Functional status ; Nutrition ; Geriatric assessment
• 刊名：BMC Geriatrics
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：December 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：17
• 期：1
• 全文大小：639KB
• 刊物主题：Geriatrics/Gerontology; Aging; Rehabilitation;
• 出版者：BioMed Central
• ISSN：1471-2318
• 卷排序：17

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BackgroundThe aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of Edmonton Frail Scale (EFS) on frailty assessment in association with multi-dimensional conditions assessed with specific screening tools and to explore the prevalence of frailty by gender.