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Prevalence and determinants of physical frailty among people living in residential aged care facilities: a large-scale retrospective audit

BACKGROUND: Physical frailty is associated with increased risk of falls, hospitalisation and mortality. There is a dearth of information on physical frailty of older adults living in residential aged care. This study aimed to describe physical frailty in aged care residents and investigate possible...

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Autores principales: Milte, Rachel, Petersen, Jasmine, Boylan, Jo, Henwood, Tim, Hunter, Sarah, Lange, Belinda, Lawless, Michael, Torode, Stacey, Lewis, Lucy K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9107174/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35568811
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-03101-8