• Anthropometric measures and frailty prediction in the elderly : an easy-to-use tool 

      Closs, Vera Elizabeth; Ziegelmann, Patricia Klarmann; Flores, João Henrique Ferreira; Gomes, Irenio; Schwanke, Carla Helena Augustin (2017) [Artigo de periódico]
      Purpose. Anthropometry is a useful tool for assessing some risk factors for frailty. Thus, the aim of this study was to verify the discriminatory performance of anthropometric measures in identifying frailty in the elderly ...
    • Frailty and geriatric syndromes in elderly assisted in primary health care 

      Closs, Vera Elizabeth; Ziegelmann, Patricia Klarmann; Gomes, Irenio; Schwanke, Carla Helena Augustin (2016) [Artigo de periódico]
      The aim of this study was to describe the association between frailty and geriatric syndromes (GS) [cognitive impairment (CI); postural instability (PI); urinary/fecal incontinence (UFI); polypharmacy (PP); and immobility ...