Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine the effect of frailty on the risk of residential/nursing home admission independently of chronic diseases and functional limitations. Frailty consists of multisystem decline and is considered to be a consequence of changes in neuromuscular, endocrine and immune system functioning that occur as people age. Frailty is a combination of multiple impairments in functioning that might lead to functional limitations and disability but it is not clear whether frailty has an independent effect on residential/nursing home admission. Data were used from the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam. The respondents participated at both T
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 264-274 |
| Journal | European Journal of Ageing |
| Volume | 2 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2005 |
UN SDGs
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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