Instrumental Activities of Daily Living as a Potential Marker of Frailty: A Study of 7364 Community-Dwelling Elderly Women (the EPIDOS Study)

Abstract

Our results confirmed that women with disability on at least one IADL item are frailer because they had more associated disorders, poorer cognitive function and more frequent falls. Disabilities on this scale could be a good tool for identifying individuals at risk of frailty among elderly persons living at home and in apparent good health. This finding requires confirmation by longitudinal studies.

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Activities of daily livingFear of fallingGerontologyMedicineLogistic regressionDepression (economics)PopulationGeriatric Depression ScaleCohortConfidence intervalPsychologyPoison controlInjury preventionCognitionPhysical therapyPsychiatryInternal medicineEnvironmental health

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Year: 2001
Type: article
Volume: 56
Issue: 7
Pages: M448-M453
Citations: 239
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                                    Fati Nourhashémi, 
                                
                                    Sandrine Andrieu, 
                                
                                    S. Gillette‐Guyonnet
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2001). 
                            Instrumental Activities of Daily Living as a Potential Marker of Frailty: A Study of 7364 Community-Dwelling Elderly Women (the EPIDOS Study). 
                            The Journals of Gerontology Series A
                            , 56
                            (7)
                            , M448-M453.
                            https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/56.7.m448
                        

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DOI: 10.1093/gerona/56.7.m448