Assessment of frailty in community-dwelling older adults residents in the Lazio region (Italy): A model to plan regional community-based services

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• 作者：Giuseppe Liotta^a ; ^{giuseppe.liotta@uniroma2.it} (Prof.) ; Ró ; ná ; n O&rsquo ; Caoimh^b ; ^{rocaoimh@hotmail.com} ; Francesco Gilardi^a ; ^{francesco.gilardi@gmail.com} ; Maria Grazia Proietti^c ; ^d ; ^{mariagrazia.proietti@nuovasair.it} ; Gennaro Rocco^c ; ^{genna.rocco@gmail.com} ; Rosaria Alvaro^a ; ^{rosaria.alvaro@gmail.com} ; Paola Scarcella^a ; ^{paola.scarcella@gmail.com} ; D. William Molloy^e ; ^{w.molloy@ucc.ie} ; Stefano Orlando^f ; ^{steorlando@gmail.com} ; Sandro Mancinelli^a ; ^{sandro.mancinelli@gmail.com} ; Leonardo Palombi^a ; ^{leonardo.palombi@gmail.com} ; Alessandro Stievano^c ; ^{astievano@tiscali.it} ; Maria Cristina Marazzi^g ; ^{mcmarazzi@gmail.com}
• 关键词：Community based interventions ; Community-dwelling older adults ; Frailty ; Functional decline ; Multidimensional assessment ; Public health nurses
• 刊名：Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January-February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：68
• 期：Complete
• 页码：1-7
• 全文大小：686 K
• 卷排序：68

文摘

The screening of frailty could help to quantify the demand for care. Disability is the strongest indicator of the frailty. Not all respondents with disabilities can be called frail. Low socio-economic status and loneliness are associated to moderate grade of frailty. Neurological disorders are associated to all grade of frailty.