Toward an understanding of frailty
D Hamerman - Annals of internal medicine, 1999 - acpjournals.org
Toward an Understanding of Frailty | Annals of Internal Medicine Advertisement ACP Online
Annals of Internal Medicine Annals of Internal Medicine Enter words / phrases / DOI / ISBN …
Annals of Internal Medicine Annals of Internal Medicine Enter words / phrases / DOI / ISBN …
[HTML][HTML] Using the clinical frailty scale in allocating scarce health care resources
K Rockwood, O Theou - Canadian Geriatrics Journal, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The key idea behind the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) is that, as people age, they are more
likely to have things wrong with them. Those things they have wrong (health deficits) can, as …
likely to have things wrong with them. Those things they have wrong (health deficits) can, as …
Frailty consensus: a call to action
Frailty is a clinical state in which there is an increase in an individual's vulnerability for
developing increased dependency and/or mortality when exposed to a stressor. Frailty can …
developing increased dependency and/or mortality when exposed to a stressor. Frailty can …
Some mathematical models of frailty and their clinical implications
K Rockwood, AB Mitnitski… - Reviews in Clinical …, 2002 - cambridge.org
Frailty is a term that is used often, but commonly not defined precisely. As reviewed
elsewhere most definitions share several features. Typically, older adults who are frail have …
elsewhere most definitions share several features. Typically, older adults who are frail have …
[HTML][HTML] Envejecimiento poblacional y fragilidad en el adulto mayor
P Alonso Galbán, FJ Sansó Soberats… - Revista cubana de …, 2007 - scielo.sld.cu
El número de personas que en el mundo rebasa la edad de 60 años, aumentó a 700
millones en la década del año 90 del siglo XX, para el año 2025 se estima que existirán …
millones en la década del año 90 del siglo XX, para el año 2025 se estima que existirán …
[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of long COVID-19 symptoms after hospital discharge in frail and robust patients
Background: A motley post-acute symptomatology may develop after COVID 19,
irrespectively of the acute disease severity, age and comorbidities. Frail individuals have …
irrespectively of the acute disease severity, age and comorbidities. Frail individuals have …
Dynamics of frailty and ADL dependence in a five-year longitudinal study of octogenarians
Using a sample of octogenarians from the Swiss Interdisciplinary Longitudinal Study on the
Oldest Old, the authors investigated the predictive validity of an expanded working definition …
Oldest Old, the authors investigated the predictive validity of an expanded working definition …
Influenza surveillance case definitions miss a substantial proportion of older adults hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed influenza: A report from the Canadian …
MK Andrew, JE McElhaney, AA McGeer… - Infection Control & …, 2020 - cambridge.org
Objective: Older adults often have atypical presentation of illness and are particularly
vulnerable to influenza and its sequelae, making the validity of influenza case definitions …
vulnerable to influenza and its sequelae, making the validity of influenza case definitions …
The process of practice redesign in delirium care for hospitalised older people: A participatory action research study
BACKGROUND: In 2007 three researchers completed a 6-month study in one 32-bed acute
care medical ward in a large hospital in New South Wales, Australia. The problem drawn to …
care medical ward in a large hospital in New South Wales, Australia. The problem drawn to …
Seven lessons from the field: Research on transformation of health systems for older adults
Research can play a key role in efforts to transform healthcare systems. Our group's long-
standing research program has been aimed at understanding how to support greater …
standing research program has been aimed at understanding how to support greater …