Performance of the Short Physical Performance Battery in Identifying the Frailty Phenotype and Predicting Geriatric Syndromes in Community-Dwelling Elderly

• Published in: The Journal of nutrition, health & aging Vol. 25; no. 2; pp. 209 - 217
• Main Authors: Ramírez-Vélez, Robinson, López Sáez De Asteasu, M., Morley, J. E., Cano-Gutierrez, C. A., Izquierdo, M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Paris Springer Paris 01.02.2021; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Aging; Cross-Sectional Studies; Dementia; Female; Frail Elderly - statistics & numerical data; Frailty; Frailty - epidemiology; Genotype & phenotype; Geriatric Assessment - statistics & numerical data; Geriatrics; Geriatrics/Gerontology; Humans; Independent Living; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Neurosciences; Nutrition; Older people; Physical Functional Performance; Primary Care Medicine; Quality of Life Research; Syndrome; Women; frailty; geriatric syndromes; Latinos; Physical performance; elderly

The early identification of seniors at high risk of geriatric syndromes is fundamental for targeting interventions to those who most need them. To date, the predictive value of the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) for multifactorial clinical conditions has not been clearly established. Thus...