Prevalence of frailty-related risk factors in older adults seen by community nurses

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 675-684

  Ballard, Julianne ^a   Mooney, Mary ^b   Dempsey, Orla ^b  

^a Vista Family Health Center   (United States)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Ageing; Community nursing; Frailty; Functional dependence; Screening

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNITY CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FALLING; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; IRELAND; MALE; MALNUTRITION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; VERY ELDERLY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; MALNUTRITION; PREVALENCE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84873987002     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2012.06054.x     Document Type: Article

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