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Measures of Frailty in Homebound Older Adults

Objectives: Frailty, a geriatric syndrome associated with high morbidity and mortality, has rarely been assessed in homebound older adults. As such, we evaluated the prevalence of frailty among older adults enrolled in a home-based primary care program. b We measured frailty using the Fried Frailty Phenotype criteria of unintentional weight…

Posted in: frailty 8 multimorbidity 2 polypharmacy 3

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Prevalence of Colorectal Cancer Screening Among a Multimorbid Rural Appalachian Population

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine the relation among multiple morbidities and the prevalence of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening among older adult Appalachian residents of Kentucky. This is the first known study to address multiple morbidities exclusively with a health-disparities population. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study…

Posted in: colorectal cancer 18 epidemiology 36 multimorbidity 2 screening 34
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