Validity of the short physical performance battery for screening for frailty syndrome among older people in the Brazilian Amazon region. A cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Environmental and population characteristics seem to influence the variation in cutoff points of the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) for diagnosing frailty syndrome among older adults. OBJECTIVE: To verify the validity of the SPPB for screening for frailty syndrome among older...

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Autores principales: Rocco, Laila Lira Guimarães, Fernandes, Tiótrefis Gomes
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Associação Paulista de Medicina - APM 2020
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9685569/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33263707
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1516-3180.2020.0264.R1.14092020

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9685569/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33263707
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1516-3180.2020.0264.R1.14092020

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