Gériatrie et Psychologie Neuropsychiatrie du Vieillissement
MENUFragility assessment in primary care: which tools for predicting what? Volume 13, issue 3, Septembre 2015
Authors
1 Service de médecine gériatrique, Centre hospitalier Saint-Quentin, France
2 Service de médecine gériatrique, CHU Amiens, France
3 Service de médecine gériatrique, Centre hospitalier Beauvais, France
4 Service de médecine gériatrique, CHU Dijon, France
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- Key words: frailty, assessment, primary care, elderly, IADL, grip strength
- DOI : 10.1684/pnv.2015.0559
- Page(s) : 289-97
- Published in: 2015
Frailty is a geriatric syndrome associated with high risk for falls, disability, hospitalization, and mortality. The aim of this study is to assess the prevalence of frailty to the Fried's criteria in primary care and its evolution and the outcome of the patients at 1 year.