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BACKGROUND: Frailty is seen across various health and social care settings. However, little is known about how healthcare professionals, particularly those who provide care for older adults living in the community view frailty....

community care frailty healthcare professionals older adults qualitative research Aged Aged 80 and over Attitude of Health Personnel Community Health Centers Female Frail Elderly frailty Health Personnel Humans Male qualitative research Surveys and Questionnaires

Ageing CGA comprehensive geriatric assessment FI frailty index Frail Elderly PFP physical frailty phenotype Sarcopenia Activities of Daily Living Aged aging Cause of Death Frail Elderly Hospitalization Humans Muscle Skeletal Sarcopenia Severity of Illness Index

Whilst frailty and ageing are inherently linked, we agree with O' Hanlon and Rechner that frailty is likely to be more useful for assessing perioperative risk in older people [1]. Physical inactivity is a defining feature of...

Exercise Frail Elderly frailty Geriatric Assessment Humans

BACKGROUND: Electronic health records are being adopted due to numerous potential benefits. This requires the development of objective metrics to characterize morbidity, comparable to studies performed in centers without an...

Age Factors Aged Aged 80 and over Decision Support Techniques Elective Surgical Procedures Electronic Health Records Female Frail Elderly frailty Humans Length of Stay Male Postoperative Complications Predictive Value of Tests Reproducibility of Results Retrospective Studies Risk Assessment Risk Factors Time Factors Treatment Outcome