Prevalence, Attributes, and Outcomes of Fitness and Frailty in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Report From the Canadian Study of Health and Aging

Abstract

Fitness and frailty form a continuum and predict survival. Exercise influences survival, even in old age. Relative fitness and frailty can be determined quickly in a clinical setting, are potentially useful markers of the risk for adverse health outcomes, and add value to traditional medical assessments that focus on diagnoses.

Keywords

GerontologyMedicineConfidence intervalPopulationPhysical fitnessDemographyCohort studySocial isolationPhysical therapyEnvironmental healthPsychiatryInternal medicine

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Dalhousie University CA

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Year: 2004
Type: article
Volume: 59
Issue: 12
Pages: 1310-1317
Citations: 606
Access: Closed

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                                    Kenneth Rockwood, 
                                
                                    Susan E. Howlett, 
                                
                                    Chris MacKnight
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2004). 
                            Prevalence, Attributes, and Outcomes of Fitness and Frailty in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Report From the Canadian Study of Health and Aging. 
                            The Journals of Gerontology Series A
                            , 59
                            (12)
                            , 1310-1317.
                            https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/59.12.1310
                        

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DOI: 10.1093/gerona/59.12.1310