Pre-frailty, frailty and associated factors in older caregivers of older adults

• Main Authors: Roberta de Oliveira Máximo (Author), Ingrid Cristina Lopes (Author), Allan Gustavo Brigola (Author), Bruna Moretti Luchesi (Author), Aline Cristina Martins Gratão (Author), Keika Inouye (Author), Sofia Cristina Iost Pavarini (Author), Tiago da Silva Alexandre (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION Providing care to an older adult is an activity that requires considerable physical effort and can cause stress and psychological strain, which accentuate factors that trigger the cycle of frailty, especially when the caregiver is also an older adult. However, few studies have...