Measuring frailty using self-report and test-based health measures

Age and Ageing

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 471-477

  Theou, O ^a   O'Connell, M D L ^b   King Kallimanis, B L ^b   O'Halloran, A M ^b   Rockwood, K ^a   Kenny, R A ^b,c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Frailty; Frailty index; Older people; Self reported health measures; Test based health measures

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; FRAILTY; GENERAL HEALTH STATUS ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; IRISH (CITIZEN); MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SELF REPORTED FRAILTY INDEX; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEST BASED FRAILTY INDEX; WEAKNESS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AGED; AGING; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF REPORT; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84929150577     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afv010     Document Type: Article

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