Using the Short Physical Performance Battery to screen for frailty in young-old adults with distinct socioeconomic conditions

Geriatrics and Gerontology International

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 421-428

  da Câmara, Saionara Maria Aires ^a   Alvarado, Beatriz Eugenia ^b   Guralnik, Jack M ^c   Guerra, Ricardo Oliveira ^a   Maciel, Álvaro Campos Cavalcanti ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Disability; Frail elderly

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXHAUSTION; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHORT PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE BATTERY; SOCIAL STATUS; WALKING DIFFICULTY; WEAKNESS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGED; BRAZIL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GAIT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INCOME; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MOBILITY LIMITATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; POSTURAL BALANCE; POVERTY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUEBEC; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIAL CLASS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84875811730     PISSN: 14441586     EISSN: 14470594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0594.2012.00920.x     Document Type: Article

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