Frailty and mortality in long-term care facilities for older people in Brazil: a survival analysis

• Main Authors: Antonio Rodrigues Bueno da Fonseca (Author), Pâmela Stábile da Silva (Author), Tatiane Cristina de Carvalho (Author), Millene Abo Arrage (Author), Sara Regina da Silva Duarte (Author), Ana Laura Silva Selegatto (Author), Adriana Polachini do Valle (Author), Paulo José Fortes Villas Boas (Author)
• פורמט: ספר
• יצא לאור: Brazilian Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• נושאים: article
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OBJECTIVES: To investigate the effect of frailty on 1-year mortality in long term-care facility (LTCF) residents. METHODS: This was a prospective cohort study with survival analysis of 209 participants living in 15 Brazilian LTCFs. Data on chronic diseases, age, sex, medication use, dependence in ac...