The prevalence of frailty and related factors in community-dwelling Turkish elderly according to modified Fried Frailty Index and FRAIL scales

AKIN S., MAZICIOĞLU M. M., MUCUK S., Gocer Ş., Safak E. D., Arguvanli S., ...More

AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH, vol.27, no.5, pp.703-709, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 27 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s40520-015-0337-0
  • Journal Name: AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.703-709
  • Keywords: Community dwelling, Elderly, Frailty, OLDER MEN, HEALTH
  • Yozgat Bozok University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of frailty with the Fried Frailty Index (FFI) and FRAIL scales (Fatigue, Resistance, Ambulation, Illness, Low weight) and also its associated factors in the community-dwelling Turkish elderly.