Open AccessFrailty in Older Adults: A Nationally Representative Profile in the United States
Author(s) -
Karen BandeenRoche,
Christopher L. Seplaki,
Jin Huang,
Brian Buta,
Rita R. Kalyani,
Ravi Varadhan,
QianLi Xue,
Jeremy Walston,
Judith D. Kasper
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the journals of gerontology series a
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.134
H-Index - 189
eISSN - 1758-535X
pISSN - 1079-5006
DOI - 10.1093/gerona/glv133
Subject(s) - medicine , gerontology , public health , population , ethnic group , disease , demography , environmental health , nursing , pathology , sociology , anthropology
Frailty assessment provides a means of identifying older adults most vulnerable to adverse outcomes. Attention to frailty in clinical practice is more likely with better understanding of its prevalence and associations with patient characteristics. We sought to provide national estimates of frailty in older people.
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