Given the high prevalence of chronic conditions and multimorbidity in older adults, there is a
need to better conceptualize and measure self-care and self-management to promote a …

Background Transdisciplinary research and knowledge translation are increasingly
regarded as key concepts underpinning applied research across the health and social …

Background Screening is often recommended as a first step in frailty management. Many
guidelines call to implicate frailty screening into practice in the primary care setting …

The elderly demographic is the fastest-growing segment of the world's population and is
projected to exceed 1.5 billion people by 2050. With multimorbidity, polypharmacy …

Background Frailty is associated with adverse outcomes in patients undergoing
hemodialysis (HD). However, no study has used various frailty assessments in patients on …

Aims The heart failure (HF) prognosis in older patients remains poor with a high 5‐years
mortality rate more frequently attributed to noncardiovascular causes. The complex interplay …

Aim To determine the test accuracy, including sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive
value, negative predictive value and area under curve, of three frailty screening tools in …

Background Heart failure is a leading cause of death among older adults. Digital health can
increase access to and awareness of palliative care for patients with advanced heart failure …

Arts-based research can exist as a stand-alone method, methodology, or reflect varying
degrees of interweaving with other research approaches. With this in mind, this paper …

Background A commonly used method for measuring frailty is the accumulation of deficits
expressed as a frailty index (FI). FIs can be readily adapted to many databases, as the …