Identification of community-dwelling older adults at risk of frailty using the PERSSILAA screening pathway: a methodological guide and results of a large-scale deployment in the Netherlands

• Main Authors: Stephanie Jansen-Kosterink (Author), Lex van Velsen (Author), Sanne Frazer (Author), Marit Dekker-van Weering (Author), Rónán O'Caoimh (Author), Miriam Vollenbroek-Hutten (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Among community-dwelling older adults, frailty is highly prevalent and recognized as a major public health concern. To prevent frailty it is important to identify those at risk of becoming frail, but at present, no accepted screening procedure is available. Methods The screening...