Open AccessMeasuring frailty using self-report and test-based health measures
Author(s) -
Olga Theou,
Matthew O’Connell,
Bellinda L. KingKallimanis,
Aisling O’Halloran,
Kenneth Rockwood,
Rose Anne Kenny
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afv010
Subject(s) - medicine , frailty index , gerontology , demography , test (biology) , sociology , biology , paleontology
previously, frailty indices were constructed using mostly subjective health measures. The reporting error in this type of measure can have implications on the robustness of frailty findings.
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