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Can Social Resources Explain the Limitations in the Activities of Daily Living of Older Adults Classified by the Phenotype of Physical Frailty?
Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society - 1 May 2022
Venturini Claudia, Moreira Bruno de Souza, Ferriolli Eduardo, Liberalesso Neri Anita, Lourenço Roberto Alves, Sampaio Rosana Ferreira
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The objective is to investigate the mediating roles of living alone and personal network in the relationship between physical frailty and activities of daily living (ADL) limitations among older adults. 2271 individuals were classified as vulnerable (pre-frail or frail) or robust. Mediating variables were living alone and personal network. Katz Index and Lawton-Brody scale were used to assess ADL. Mediating...
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