Coelho, TiagoPaúl, C.Fernandes, L.2019-06-062019-06-062015http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/13894Frailty is a state of increased vulnerability that entails a high risk of adverse outcomes. While traditional approaches define frailty as an exclusively physical condition, there is an increasing number of authors that include psychological and social components in the conceptualization of the syndrome.engconference object10.1016/S0924-9338(15)30354-0