Which Frailty Scale Predicts 4-Year Mortality in Community-Dwelling Turkish Elderly Better: The FRAIL Scale or the Fried Frailty Index?

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AKIN S., Ozer F., Erturk G., Gocer S., MAZICIOĞLU M. M., Safak E. D., ...Daha Fazla

ERCIYES MEDICAL JOURNAL, cilt.41, sa.1, ss.56-61, 2019 (ESCI, TRDizin)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 41 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.14744/etd.2018.18167
  • Dergi Adı: ERCIYES MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.56-61
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Frailty, mortality, older people, community-dwelling
  • Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
  • Erciyes Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Frailty is a prevalent geriatric syndrome that can indicate mortality in the elderly. The aim of this study was to determine if there was an association between frailty and 4-year mortality in the community-dwelling Turkish older people.