Changing the way "we" view and talk about frailty

This commentary discusses the perception of frailty by different key stakeholders-most notably older people. It considers the need to integrate predominantly medically driven understandings of frailty within a wider conceptual framework. This is imperative if the potential of frailty as a construct,...

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Published in:Age and ageing 2017-05, Vol.46 (3), p.349-351
Main Authors: Nicholson, Caroline, Gordon, Adam Lee, Tinker, Anthea
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aging - psychology
Attitude of Health Personnel
Frail Elderly
Frailty - diagnosis
Frailty - epidemiology
Frailty - physiopathology
Frailty - psychology
Geriatric Assessment
Humans
Perception
Public Opinion
Terminology as Topic
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Summary:This commentary discusses the perception of frailty by different key stakeholders-most notably older people. It considers the need to integrate predominantly medically driven understandings of frailty within a wider conceptual framework. This is imperative if the potential of frailty as a construct, around which the optimisation of health and well-being of older people can take place, is to be realised.
ISSN:0002-0729
1468-2834
DOI:10.1093/ageing/afw224