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Diagnostic Accuracy of the Short Physical Performance Battery for Detecting Frailty in Older People.

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Published in 2019 at "Physical therapy"

DOI: 10.1093/ptj/pzz154

Abstract: BACKGROUND The Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) is widely used to predict negative health-related outcomes in older adults. However, the cutoff point for the detection of the frailty syndrome is not yet conclusive. OBJECTIVE The… read more here.

Keywords: physical performance; performance battery; diagnostic accuracy; frailty ... See more keywords