Inter-Relationships between Frailty, Sarcopenia, Undernutrition and Dysphagia in Older People Who Are Admitted to Acute Frailty and Medical Wards: Is There an Older Adult Quartet?

Introduction: With increasing age the prevalence of frailty, sarcopenia, undernutrition and dysphagia increases. These are all independent markers of outcome. This study explores the prevalence of these four and explores relationships between them. Methods: A convenience sample of 122 patients admit...

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Autores principales: Smithard, David, Hansjee, Dharinee, Henry, Darrien, Mitchell, Laura, Sabaharwal, Arjun, Salkeld, Jo, Yeung, Eirene, Younus, Osman, Swaine, Ian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7555188/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32630034
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics5030041

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