Simple method of screening for frailty in older adults using a chronometer and tape measure in clinic
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society Jan 10, 2018
Jung HW, et al. - The researchers conducted this prospective, cross-sectional study to evaluate whether frailty could be screened for using automatically measured usual gait speed (UGS) and mid-arm circumference (MAC) in the outpatient clinic. For frailty, UGS and MAC were revealed to be viable methods of clinically screening.
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