Association between physical frailty and cognitive scores in older adults

• Main Authors: Clóris Regina Blanski Grden (Author), Maynara Fernanda Carvalho Barreto (Author), Jacy Aurélia Vieira de Sousa (Author), Juliana Andrade Chuertniek (Author), Péricles Martim Reche (Author), Pollyanna Kássia de Oliveira Borges (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará, 2015-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: to investigate the association between physical frailty and cognitive scores in older adults at an Open University of the Third Age in Southern Brazil. Methods: descriptive cross-sectional study with convenience sample comprising 100 elderly, conducted from March to June 2013. For cogniti...