Open AccessHow frail are our elderly? An assessment with Tilburg frailty indicator (TFI) in a rural elderly population of West Bengal
Author(s) -
Aparajita Dasgupta,
Sayanti Bandyopadhyay,
Lina Bandyopadhyay,
Shibendu Shekhar Roy,
Bobby Paul,
Shamita Mandal
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_445_19
Subject(s) - medicine , logistic regression , functional illiteracy , gerontology , observational study , population , spouse , quality of life (healthcare) , demography , environmental health , nursing , pathology , law , sociology , political science , anthropology
"Frailty" is a multidimensional geriatric syndrome that increases the risk for adverse health outcomes, such as falls, hospitalization, increased morbidity, and mortality, among elderly persons.