Anthropometric Measures and Frailty Prediction in the Elderly: An Easy-to-Use Tool.
Vera Elizabeth ClossPatricia Klarmann ZiegelmannJoão Henrique Ferreira FloresIrenio GomesCarla Helena Augustin SchwankePublished in: Current gerontology and geriatrics research (2017)
The neural network model provides a reliable tool for identifying prefrailty/frailty in the elderly, with the advantage of being easy to apply in the primary health care. It may help to provide timely interventions to ameliorate the risk of adverse events.