A frailty index derived from a standardized comprehensive geriatric assessment predicts mortality and aged residential care admission

R Burn, RE Hubbard, RJ Scrase, RK Abey-Nesbit… - BMC geriatrics, 2018 - Springer
Background Frailty in older adults is a condition characterised by a loss or reduction in
physiological reserve resulting in increased clinical vulnerability. However, evidence …

Economic evaluation of a multifactorial, interdisciplinary intervention versus usual care to reduce frailty in frail older people

N Fairhall, C Sherrington, SE Kurrle, SR Lord… - Journal of the American …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective To compare the costs and cost-effectiveness of a multifactorial interdisciplinary
intervention versus usual care for older people who are frail. Design Cost-effectiveness …

[HTML][HTML] Informing patterns of health and social care utilisation in Irish older people according to the Clinical Frailty Scale

AM O'Halloran, P Hartley, D Moloney… - HRB Open …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: There is increasing policy interest in the consideration of frailty measures
(rather than chronological age alone) to inform more equitable allocation of health and …

A cross sectional study on the different domains of frailty for independent living older adults

D Verver, H Merten, C de Blok, C Wagner - BMC geriatrics, 2019 - Springer
Background With the ageing population, there is a stronger focus on supporting older
people to live independently as long as possible. One of the important factors to take into …

The impact of an exercise intervention on frailty levels in hospitalised older adults: secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial

MU Pérez-Zepeda, N Martínez-Velilla… - Age and …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background physical activity reduces frailty in community-dwelling older adults. How
exercise influences frailty in hospitalised older adults requires additional investigation …

Effects on leisure activities and social participation of a case management intervention for frail older people living at home: a randomised controlled trial

M Granbom, J Kristensson… - Health & Social Care in …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Frailty causes disability and restrictions on older people's ability to engage in leisure
activities and for social participation. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of …

Can resources moderate the impact of levels of frailty on adverse outcomes among (pre-) frail older people? A longitudinal study

LPM Op het Veld, BHL Ament, E Van Rossum… - BMC geriatrics, 2017 - Springer
Background Higher levels of frailty result in higher risks of adverse frailty outcomes such as
hospitalisation and mortality. There are, however, indications that more factors than solely …

Effects of health care interventions on quality of life among frail elderly: a systematized review

J van Rijckevorsel-Scheele… - … interventions in aging, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Many health care interventions have been developed that aim to improve or
maintain the quality of life for frail elderly. A clear overview of these health care interventions …

Frailty in primary care

R Romero-Ortuno - Frailty in Aging, 2015 - karger.com
This chapter considers the pragmatic integration of frailty in primary care. While some
patients present to primary care practitioners with relatively well-defined problems that can …

Management of frailty at individual level–clinical management: systematic literature review

G Veninšek, B Gabrovec - Slovenian Journal of Public Health, 2018 - sciendo.com
MANAGEMENT OF FRAILTY AT INDIVIDUAL LEVEL - CLINICAL MANAGEMENT:
SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW MENEDŽMENT KRHKOSTI NA RAVNI POSA Page 1 …