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Assessment of Frailty in the Elderly.

Gönül DüzgünSema ÜstündağAyfer Karadakovan
Published in: Florence Nightingale journal of nursing (2021)
Elderly individuals included in the study were categorized as "vulnerable" (Edmonton Frail Scale score of 6.84±3.83) and were at the borderline for "mild frailty" (Edmonton Frail Scale score of 7-8). The factors associated with frailty were advanced age, low education, and income level, continuous use of medicines, and the history of falls within the last year.
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