Examining three frailty conceptualizations in their ability to predict negative outcomes for home-care clients

Age Ageing. 2010 Nov;39(6):755-8. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afq121. Epub 2010 Sep 21.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Antidepressive Agents / therapeutic use
  • Cohort Studies
  • Databases, Factual
  • Dementia / mortality*
  • Depression / drug therapy
  • Depression / mortality*
  • Female
  • Frail Elderly / statistics & numerical data*
  • Gait Disorders, Neurologic / mortality
  • Home Care Services / statistics & numerical data*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mental Disorders / drug therapy
  • Mental Disorders / mortality*
  • Obesity, Morbid / mortality
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Psychotropic Drugs / therapeutic use
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Weight Loss

Substances

  • Antidepressive Agents
  • Psychotropic Drugs