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., ...Daha Fazla

AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH, cilt.27, sa.5, ss.703-709, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 27 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s40520-015-0337-0
  • Dergi Adı: AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.703-709
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Community dwelling, Elderly, Frailty, OLDER MEN, HEALTH
  • Yozgat Bozok Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.