Prevalence of frailty among community dwelling older adults in receipt of low level home support: a cross-sectional analysis of the North Dublin Cohort

Prevalence of frailty among community dwelling older adults in receipt of low level home support: a cross-sectional analysis of the North Dublin Cohort

Abstract Background There is increasing demand for formal government funded home help services to support community-dwelling older people in Ireland, yet limited information exists on the health profiles of this group, especially regarding frailty. Our aim was to profile a large cohort of adults in...

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Main Authors: Sara Kelly, Irene O’Brien, Karla Smuts, Maria O’Sullivan, Austin Warters
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Frailty
Home help
Domiciliary care
Ageing
Clinical frailty scale
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-017-0508-2

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