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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Management of frailty: opportunities, challenges, and future directions |
Author: | Dent, E. Martin, F.C. Bergman, H. Woo, J. Romero-Ortuno, R. Walston, J.D. |
Citation: | The Lancet, 2019; 394(10206):1376-1386 |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Issue Date: | 2019 |
ISSN: | 0140-6736 1474-547X |
Statement of Responsibility: | Elsa Dent, Finbarr C Martin, Howard Bergman, Jean Woo, Roman Romero-Ortuno, Jeremy D Walston |
Abstract: | Frailty is a complex age-related clinical condition characterised by a decline in physiological capacity across several organ systems, with a resultant increased susceptibility to stressors. Because of the heterogeneity of frailty in clinical presentation, it is important to have effective strategies for the delivery of care that range across the continuum of frailty severity. In clinical practice, we should do what works, starting with frailty screening, case identification, and management of frailty. This process is unarguably difficult given the absence of an adequate evidence base for individual and health-system interventions to manage frailty. We advocate change towards individually tailored interventions that preserve an individual's independence, physical function, and cognition. This change can be addressed by promoting the recognition of frailty, furthering advancements in evidence-based treatment options, and identifying cost-effective care delivery strategies. |
Keywords: | Humans Delivery of Health Care Frailty |
Rights: | © 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
DOI: | 10.1016/s0140-6736(19)31785-4 |
Grant ID: | http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1112672 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(19)31785-4 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 8 Public Health publications |
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