Comparison of Two Frailty Assessment Methods and Their Association with Functionality in Subjects with Exacerbation of COPD
CONCLUSION: Most hospitalized individuals with exacerbated COPD with severe and very severe airflow limitation are frail and the assessment methods correlate, but there is no agreement. Additionally, there is association between frailty and functioning in this population.PMID:37215461 | PMC:PMC10195168 | DOI:10.1155/2023/6660984 (Source: Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research)
Source: Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research - May 22, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Andrea Akemi Morita Rafaela Furlan Munhoz Giovana Labegalini Guzzi Vanessa Suziane Probst Source Type: research