Factors associated with vulnerability and fragility in the elderly: a cross-sectional study

• Hoofdauteurs: Caroline Ribeiro de Sousa (Auteur), Janaína Fonseca Victor Coutinho (Auteur), João Bastos Freire Neto (Auteur), Rachel Gabriel Bastos Barbosa (Auteur), Marília Braga Marques (Auteur), Jamylle Lucas Diniz (Auteur)
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• Gepubliceerd in: Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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ABSTRACT Objectives: to assess factors associated with vulnerability and fragility in the elderly. Methods: crosssectional study with 384 elderly people in Fortaleza, Ceará. The Vulnerable Elders Survey and Clinical-Functional Vulnerability Index - 20 were used. Chi-square and Fisher's exact t...