Archives of gerontology and geriatrics
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Arch Gerontol Geriatr · Mar 2019
A comparison between physical and biopsychosocial measures of frailty: Prevalence and associated factors in Brazilian older adults.
To estimate the prevalence of frailty, according to Tilburg Frailty Indicator (TFI) and CHS index, to investigate the correlation between both instruments and to identify the factors associated with this condition in older users of primary health care. ⋯ Our study demonstrates that the CHS index and the TFI identify different groups of frail older adults, and the factors associated with physical frailty and biopsychosocial frailty, also differ. Both instruments seem suitable to be used by primary health care professionals in Brazil. Nevertheless, we believe that a fully self-rated assessment is more practical to be applied routinely in this level of attention in the country.