The availability of care among frail older adults: impacts on care management in a crisis context — the Fibra Study
Juliana Lustosa Torres,
Lygia Paccini Lustosa
Abstract:Background: In Brazil, most of the care provided is informal, but its availability remains relatively little explored in the context of frailty. Objective: The objective of this study was to describe the availability of care among older adults from Belo Horizonte, Brazil, and its association with frailty. Method: This is a cross-sectional study based on 598 older adults from the Fibra-BH Study (2008/09). Frailty was defined using the 5-item of physical frailty phenotype. The availability of care included sub… Show more
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