Frailty Levels in Residential Aged Care Facilities Measured Using the Frailty Index and FRAIL-NH Scale

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 2016, Pages e207-e212

  Theou, Olga ^a,b   Tan, Edwin C K ^c   Bell, J Simon ^a,c,d   Emery, Tina ^e   Robson, Leonie ^e   Morley, John E ^a,f   Rockwood, Kenneth ^a,b   Visvanathan, Renuka ^a,g,h  

^a National Health and Medical Research Council Centre of Research Excellence   (Australia)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e Resthaven Incorporated   (Australia)

^f SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^h QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

aged care facilities; frail elderly; FRAIL scale; Frailty Index; long term care; nursing home

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMENTIA; FATIGUE, RESISTANCE, AMBULATION, INCONTINENCE, LOSS OF WEIGHT, NUTRITION, DRESSING SCALE; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; FRAILTY INDEX; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM; VERY ELDERLY; AGE; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HOME FOR THE AGED; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARD; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; WEIGHTS AND MEASURES;

EID: 84995699288     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.14490     Document Type: Article

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