Archives of gerontology and geriatrics
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Arch Gerontol Geriatr · Sep 2016
Comparative StudyPrediction of one-year mortality by five different frailty instruments: A comparative study in hospitalized geriatric patients.
Data comparing the ability of different major frailty instruments for predicting mortality in hospitalized geriatric patients are scare. ⋯ Among those frailty instruments that were evaluated, the CFS-9 emerged as the most powerful for prediction of one-year mortality.
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Arch Gerontol Geriatr · Sep 2016
Multicenter Study Observational StudyHealth, frailty and disability after ninety: Results of an observational study in France.
In spite of their increasing demographic weight, health characteristics of the oldest old remain poorly described in epidemiological studies. ⋯ This study shows the diversity of health states in very old age and points out that one quarter of the people aged 90 and over said frail are likely to take advantage of preventive actions of disability.