Prevalence of frailty syndrome in old people in a hospital institution

• Main Authors: Daniela Ramos Oliveira (Author), Luiz Antonio Bettinelli (Author), Adriano Pasqualotti (Author), Débora Corso (Author), Felipe Brock (Author), Alacoque Lorenzini Erdmann (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2013-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: to measure the prevalence of frailty syndrome in elderly inpatients in a hospital institution. METHODS: cross-sectional study using a sample of 99 subjects aged 65 or older, hospitalized in the month of November/2010 in São Vicente de Paulo Hospital in Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul stat...