A New Functional Classification Based on Frailty and Disability Stratifies the Risk for Mortality Among Older Adults: The FRADEA Study

The aim of the current study was to investigate whether a new functional classification, based on basic (BADL) and instrumental (IADL) activities of daily living and frailty, is associated with mortality in older adults during 10  years of follow-up.

Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - March 7, 2019 Category: Health Management Authors: Emiel O. Hoogendijk, Luis Romero, Pedro M. S ánchez-Jurado, Teresa Flores Ruano, José Viña, Leocadio Rodríguez-Mañas, Pedro Abizanda Tags: Original Study Source Type: research