Open AccessUsing prefrailty to detect early disability
Author(s) -
Miguel Ángel Acosta-Benito,
Ignacio Sevilla-Machuca
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of family and community medicine/maǧalaẗ ṭib al-usraẗ wa al-muǧtamaʼ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-340X
pISSN - 1319-1683
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8229.189106
Subject(s) - medicine , comorbidity , observational study , psychological intervention , activities of daily living , population , gerontology , disease , physical therapy , psychiatry , environmental health
In an aging population, new strategies are required to identify individuals at risk of adverse health outcomes. Frailty syndrome is related to negative health events. This increased risk may be used to identify individuals in which interventions can delay the onset of physical and functional complications. The aim of the study was to determine the relationship between the onset of frailty and the beginning of functional disability.