Assessment of frailty in Saudi community-dwelling older adults: validation of measurements

BACKGROUND: Frailty status among Saudi adults is unknown due to the lack of a reliable and validated Arabic instrument that can be applied directly to the Saudi population. OBJECTIVE: Cross-culturally adapt and validate the Arabic version of the FRAIL scale in community-dwelling older adults. DESIGN...

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Main Authors: Bader Ali Alqahtani, Tareq A. Nasser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre 2019-05-01
Series:Annals of Saudi Medicine
Online Access:https://www.annsaudimed.net/doi/full/10.5144/0256-4947.2019.197