Presentation to healthcare and the prevalence of frailty among older adults to the outpatient department of a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka

• Main Authors: M. M. P. T. Jayasekera (Author), C. D. K. Hulugalla (Author), S. M. Ramawickrama (Author), A. P. Merusinghe (Author), T. D. Marasinghe (Author), E. M. D. T. Edirisinghe (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sri Lanka College of Internal Medicine, 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Sri Lanka is one of the fastest-ageing countries in the world, with the proportion of the population aged 60 years or older projected to increase from 12.5% in 2016 to 16.7% in 2021. By 2041, one out of every four individuals in Sri Lanka is expected to be an elderly person. In this stud...