Open AccessFrailty Among Older Individuals with and without COPD: A Cohort Study of Prevalence and Association with Adverse Outcomes
Author(s) -
Melissa H. Roberts,
Douglas W. Mapel,
Nikhil Ganvir,
Melanie Dodd
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease/international journal of copd
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1178-2005
pISSN - 1176-9106
DOI - 10.2147/copd.s348714
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , cohort , cohort study , association (psychology) , adverse effect , gerontology , physical therapy , epistemology , philosophy
Frailty prevalence estimates among individuals with COPD have varied widely, and few studies have investigated relationships between frailty and adverse outcomes in a COPD population.