Brazilian Consensus On Frailty In Older People: Concepts, Epidemiology And Evaluation Instruments

• Main Authors: Roberto Alves Lourenço (Author), Virgílio Garcia Moreira (Author), Renato Gorga Bandeira de Mello (Author), Itamar de Souza Santos (Author), Sumika Mori Lin (Author), Ana Lúcia Fiebrantz Pinto (Author), Lygia Paccini Lustosa (Author), Yeda Aparecida de Oliveira Duarte (Author), Juliana Alcântara Ribeiro (Author), Clarice Câmara Correia (Author), Henrique Novaes Mansur (Author), Euler Ribeiro (Author), Roberta Rigo Dalla Corte (Author), Eduardo Ferriolli (Author), Carlos André Uehara (Author), Ana Maeda (Author), Tamara Petroni (Author), Terezinha Silva Lima (Author), Sergio Falcão Durão (Author), Ivan Aprahamian (Author), Carla Maria Avesani (Author), Wilson Jacob Filho (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Brazilian Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology, 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The aim of the present study was to describe the conceptual and operational definitions of the frailty syndrome recommended by the Brazilian Consensus on Frailty in Older People. In 2015, a task force consisting of Brazilian specialists on human aging conducted a bibliographical review on frailty am...