Inter-Relationships between Frailty, Sarcopenia, Undernutrition and Dysphagia in Older People Who Are Admitted to Acute Frailty and Medical Wards: Is There an Older Adult Quartet?

Introduction: With increasing age the prevalence of frailty, sarcopenia, undernutrition and dysphagia increases. These are all independent markers of outcome. This study explores the prevalence of these four and explores relationships between them. Methods: A convenience sample of 122 patients admit...

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Published in:Geriatrics (Basel)
Main Authors: Smithard, David, Hansjee, Dharinee, Henry, Darrien, Mitchell, Laura, Sabaharwal, Arjun, Salkeld, Jo, Yeung, Eirene, Younus, Osman, Swaine, Ian
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: MDPI 2020
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7555188/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32630034
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics5030041
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