Association of socioeconomic and clinical variables with the state of frailty among older inpatients

• Main Authors: Darlene Mara dos Santos Tavares (Author), Isabella Danielle Nader (Author), Mariana Mapelli de Paiva (Author), Flavia Aparecida Dias (Author), Maycon Sousa Pegorari (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2015-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives: to identify the prevalence of frailty among inpatient older adults in a clinical hospital and check the association of the socioeconomic and clinical characteristics with the state of frailty. Method: observational, cross-sectional and analytical study, conducted with 255 hospitalized pa...