Frailty-associated factors among Brazilian community-dwelling elderly people: longitudinal study.

Maycon Souza Pegorari Darlene Mara Dos Santos Tavares

Published in: Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina (2020)

Age over 80 years was predictive of pre-frailty and frailty, while dependency in basic activities of daily living and poor physical performance predicted frailty. A one-unit increased score for advanced activities of daily living decreased the frailty rate by 15%.

Keyphrases

community dwelling
mental health
physical activity