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29 de may. de 2024 · The frailty phenotype, as conceptualized by Fried and colleagues, is underpinned by a complex biological and physiopathological framework, adding scientific substantiation to its five clinical criteria [20,21,22,23].This phenotype emerges from a dysregulated complex dynamical system in the older adult, involving an array of modular systems and subsystems [23, 24].
Hace 4 días · Frailty is a syndrome defined by vulnerability to stressors, resulting in adverse outcomes accounting for an increased risk of health care utilization, loss of functional independence, and mortality. 1-7 Multiple validated instruments quantify frailty using varying statistical and conceptual models, each applicable to discrete and disparate data sources. 2,8 Applying different frailty models ...
6 de may. de 2024 · This chapter explores some of the core evidence and recommendations for good practice for people living and dying with frailty, dementia, and multi-morbidity.
Hace 5 días · A total of 352,277 participants were included in the final analyses, of whom 11,241 met the criteria for frailty, 138,111 for pre-frailty, and 202,925 for non-frailty.
Hace 5 días · Frailty is a suggested consequence of ageing, but with a variety of different definitions the understanding of what it means to be frail is challenging. There is a common belief that frailty results in a reduction of physical functioning and ability and therefore is likely to significantly affect a person’s quality of life. The aim ...
15 de may. de 2024 · Older persons' experiences of frailty were synthesised with reference to three themes: (i) living with frailty: a multidimensional experience; (ii) living with frailty: acceptability and associations; and (iii) living with frailty: resisting and adapting and losing control.
21 de may. de 2024 · Magnhild Skråmestø Dejgaard, Siri Rostoft. About the authors. A patient who is classified as frail is at high risk of post-surgical complications, nursing home admission, and of death. An assessment of patient frailty provides a more accurate picture of the patient's individual vulnerability than age and multimorbidity alone, and ...
